Tampa Bay Rays 2026 MLB Draft Picks

Review 21 picks that Tampa Bay Rays made in the 2026 MLB Draft.

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Tampa Bay Rays made 21 picks in the 2026 MLB Draft, starting with Grady Emerson at No. 2 out of Fort Worth Christian HS.

Tampa Bay Rays, 2026 MLB Draft21 picks
Round	Pick	Player	POS	Team	School	State/Country	Bonus
1	2	Grady Emerson	SS	Tampa Bay Rays	Fort Worth Christian HS	Argyle, Texas, USA	$9,750,000
CB-A	33	Taj Marchand	SS	Tampa Bay Rays	James Island HS	Charleston, South Carolina, USA	$2,547,500
2	49	Ben Blair	P	Tampa Bay Rays	Liberty	Gretna, Virginia, USA	$1,647,500
3	85	Gavin Giese	P	Tampa Bay Rays	Dana Hills HS	San Clemente, California, USA	N/A
4	113	Collin Bland	OF	Tampa Bay Rays	Houston HS	Memphis, Tennessee, USA	$1,247,500
5	145	Owen Kramkowski	P	Tampa Bay Rays	Arizona	Tucson, Arizona, USA	$503,600
6	174	Kyle Johnson	P	Tampa Bay Rays	Virginia	Leesburg, Virginia, USA	$384,000
7	203	AJ Rice	P	Tampa Bay Rays	Pickens County HS	Jasper, Georgia, USA	$822,500
8	233	Griffin Long	P	Tampa Bay Rays	Sonoraville HS	Calhoun, Georgia, USA	$822,500
9	263	Tai Jones	OF	Tampa Bay Rays	Jackson Academy	Brandon, Mississippi, USA	$547,500
10	293	Tate McKee	P	Tampa Bay Rays	Georgia Tech	Kennesaw, Georgia, USA	$172,500
11	323	Logan Georges	P	Tampa Bay Rays	Clovis HS	Clovis, California, USA	N/A
12	353	Cole Stokes	P	Tampa Bay Rays	Florida State	Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA	$150,000
13	383	Steven Gonzalez	P	Tampa Bay Rays	Mater Academy HS	Hialeah, Florida, USA	$150,000
14	413	Mason Bixby	P	Tampa Bay Rays	Oklahoma	San Antonio, Texas, USA	$150,000
15	443	Amp Phillips	P	Tampa Bay Rays	South Carolina	Lancaster, South Carolina, USA	$150,000
16	473	Alex Philpott	P	Tampa Bay Rays	South Carolina	Tampa, Florida, USA	$222,165
17	503	McCarty English	P	Tampa Bay Rays	Southern Mississippi	Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA	$150,000
18	533	Nate Smithburg	P	Tampa Bay Rays	U Oklahoma	Fairfield, Iowa, USA	$75,000
19	563	David Horn Jr.	P	Tampa Bay Rays	Middle Tennessee State	Mission Viejo, California, USA	$20,000
20	593	Ivan Sabater	P	Tampa Bay Rays	West Broward HS	Hollywood, Florida, USA	N/A

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