Chicago White Sox Have No. 10 Pick in MLB Draft; Here's Every Player Taken 10th

The White Sox are preparing to welcome a new player to the organization with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. The draft is scheduled to begin Sunday at 5 p.m. CT in Atlanta, and it will be broadcast on MLB Network, MLB.com and ESPN.
There's a wide range of outcomes with players who have been selected 10th over the years, from World Series Champions to forgotten names. The last three No. 10 picks have yet to make their major league debuts, but others in recent history like Madison Bumgarner and Tim Lincecum turned out to have great careers.
Here's the list of every No. 10 pick in MLB Draft history, per Baseball Almanac.
Year | Player |
|---|---|
1965 | Doug Dickerson, OF, Pittsburgh Pirates |
1966 | Jim Lyttle, OF, New York Yankees |
1967 | Ted Simmons, C/OF, St. Louis Cardinals |
1968 | Junior Kennedy, SS, Baltimore Orioles |
1969 | Robert Mayer, P, Pittsburgh Pirates |
1970 | Paul Dade, 3B/OF, California Angels |
1971 | Taylor Duncan, SS, Atlanta Braves |
1972 | Dave Chalk, 3B, California Angels |
1973 | Pat Rockett, 2B/SS, Atlanta Braves |
1974 | Mike Miley, SS, California Angels |
1975 | Art Miles, SS, Montreal Expos |
1976 | Jamie Allen, 3B/P, Minnesota Twins |
1977 | Craig Landis, SS, San Francisco Giants |
1978 | Phil Lansford, SS, Cleveland Indians |
1979 | Tim Wallach, 1B, Montreal Expos |
1980 | Kelly Gruber, SS, Cleveland Indians |
1981 | Mark Grant, P, San Francisco Giants |
1982 | John Morris, OF, Kansas City Royals |
1983 | Ray Hayward, P, San Diego Padres |
1984 | Mark McGwire, 1B, Oakland Athletics |
1985 | Chris Gwynn, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers |
1986 | Derek Parks, P/C, Minnesota Twins |
1987 | Kevin Garner, P/OF, San Diego Padres |
1988 | Robin Ventura, 3B, Chicago White Sox |
1989 | Charles Johnson, C, Montreal Expos |
1990 | Carl Everett, OF, New York Yankees |
1991 | Tyler Green, Philadelphia Phillies |
1992 | Michael Tucker, SS, Kansas City Royals |
1993 | Brooks Kieschnick, OF/P, Chicago Cubs |
1994 | Jaret Wright, P, Cleveland Indians |
1995 | Chad Hermansen, SS, Pittsburgh Pirates |
1996 | Eric Chavez, 3B, Oakland Athletics |
1997 | Jon Garland, P, Chicago Cubs |
1998 | Carlos Pena, 1B, Texas Rangers |
1999 | Ben Sheets, P, Milwaukee Brewers |
2000 | Joe Torres, P, Anaheim Angels |
2001 | Chris Burke, INF, Houston Astros |
2002 | Drew Meyer, SS, Texas Rangers |
2003 | Ian Stewart, 3B, Colorado Rockies |
2004 | Thomas Diamond, P, Texas Rangers |
2005 | Cameron Maybin, OF, Detroit Tigers |
2006 | Tim Lincecum, P, San Francisco Giants |
2007 | Madison Bumgarner, P, San Francisco Giants |
2008 | Jason Castro, C, Houston Astros |
2009 | Drew Storen, P, Washington Nationals |
2010 | Michael Choice, CF, Oakland Athletics |
2011 | Cory Spangenberg, 2B, San Diego Padres |
2012 | David Dahl, OF, Colorado Rockies |
2013 | Phil Bickford, P, Toronto Blue Jays |
2014 | Michael Conforto, OF, New York Mets |
2015 | Cornelius Randolph, SS, Philadelphia Phillies |
2016 | Zack Collins, C, Chicago White Sox |
2017 | Jo Adell, OF, Los Angeles Angels |
2018 | Travis Swaggerty, OF, Pittsburgh Pirates |
2019 | Hunter Bishop, OF, San Francisco Giants |
2020 | Reid Detmers, P, Los Angeles Angels |
2021 | Kumar Rocker, P, New York Mets |
2022 | Gabriel Hughes, P, Colorado Rockies |
2023 | Noble Meyer, P, Miami Marlins |
2024 | Seaver King, SS, Washington Nationals |
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Jack Ankony is the beat writer for “Chicago White Sox on SI.” He has been with the Sports Illustrated network since 2022. He graduated from Indiana University's Media School with a degree in journalism in 2022. Follow Jack on Twitter @ankony_jack
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