MLB Live First-Round Draft Tracker: Meet the Next Batch of Minor Leaguers

Will the Washington Nationals select LSU left-hander Kade Anderson with the No. 1 overall pick? Or will Ethan Holliday or another one of the talented shortstops projected to be taken early be their choice?

Tigers pitcher Kade Anderson on the mound as the LSU Tigers take on Dallas Baptist in the 2025 NCAA Div 1 Regional Baseball Championship at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, La., on May 31, 2025. | SCOTT CLAUSE / USATODAY Network / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The 2025 MLB Draft will begin Sunday at 6 p.m. Follow our live, pick-by-pick tracker of first-round selections.

The draft is filled with a bumper crop of college pitchers and high school shortstops, who are expected to be selected early. And powerhouse Corona High School in Southern California also could see more than one player selected in the first round.

First-Round Draft Picks

1. Washington Nationals: Eli Willits, SS, Fort Cobb-Broxton (Okla.) High School

2.      Los Angeles Angels: Tyler Bremner, RHP, UC Santa Barbara

3.      Seattle Mariners: Kade Anderson, LHP, LSU

4.       Colorado Rockies: Ethan Holliday, SS, Stillwater (Okla.) High School

5.      St. Louis Cardinals: Liam Doyle, LHP, Tennessee

6.      Pittsburgh Pirates: Seth Hernandez, RHP, Corona (Calif.) High School

7.      Miami Marlins: Aiva Arquette, SS, Oregon State

8.      Toronto Blue Jays: JoJo Parker, SS, Purvis (Miss.) High School

9.      Cincinnati Reds: Steele Hall, SS, Hewitt-Trussville (Ala.) High School

10. Chicago White Sox: Billy Carlson, SS, Corona (Calif.) High School

11. Athletics: Jamie Arnold, LHP, Florida State

12. Texas Rangers: Gavin Fien, SS, Great Oak (Calif.) High School

13. San Francisco Giants: Gavin Kilen, SS, Tennessee

14. Tampa Bay Rays: Daniel Pierce, SS, Mill Creek (Ga.) High School

15. Boston Red Sox: Kyson Witherspoon, RHP, Oklahoma

16. Minnesota Twins: Marek Houston, SS, Wake Forest

17. Chicago Cubs: Ethan Conrad, RF, Wake Forest

18. Arizona Diamondbacks: Kayson Cunningham, SS, Lady Bird Johnson (Texas) High School

19. Baltimore Orioles: Ike Irish, C, Auburn

20. Milwaukee Brewers: Andrew Fischer, 3B, Tennessee

21. Houston Astros: Xavier Neyens, SS, Mount Vernon (Wash.) High School

22. Atlanta Braves: Tate Southisene, SS, Basic (Nev.) High School

23. Kansas City Royals: Sean Gamble, OF, IMG Academy (Fla.)

24. Detroit Tigers: Jordan Yost, Sickles (Fla.) High School

25. San Diego Padres: Kruz Schoolcraft, LHP, Sunset (Ore.), High School

26. Philadelphia Phillies: Gage Wood, RHP, Arkansas

27. Cleveland Guardians: Jace LaViolette, OF, Texas A&M

Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick

28. Kansas City Royals: Josh Hammond, SS, Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC)

Compensation Picks

29. Arizona Diamondbacks: Patrick Forbes, RHP, Louisville

30. Baltimore Orioles: Caden Bodine, C, Coastal Carolina

31. Baltimore Orioles: Wehiwa Aloy, SS, Arkansas

32. Milwaukee Brewers: Brady Ebel, SS, Corona (Calif.) High School

Competitive Balance Round A Picks

33. Boston Red Sox: Marcus Phillips, RHP, Tennessee

34. Detroit Tigers: Michael Oliveto, C, Hauppauge (N.Y.) High School

35. Seattle Mariners: Luke Stevenson, C, North Carolina

36. Minnesota Twins: Riley Quick, RHP, Alabama

37. Baltimore Orioles: Slater de Brun, OF, Summit (Ore.) High School

38. New York Mets: Mitch Voit, 2B, Michigan

39. New York Yankees: Dax Kilby, SS, Newnan (Ga.) High School

40. Los Angeles Dodgers: Zachary Root, LHP, Arkansas

41. Los Angeles Dodgers: Charles Davalan, OF, Arkansas

42. Tampa Bay Rays: Brendan Summerhill, OF, Arizona

43. Miami Marlins: Cam Cannarella, OF, Clemson