Pick No. 1 in the MLB Draft
All players selected at Pick No. 1 across the available MLB Draft seasons.
9 players have been taken at No. 1 overall, from 2018 to 2026; the most recent is Roch Cholowsky (2026, Chicago White Sox).
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | POS | Team | School | State/Country | Bonus | NAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | Roch Cholowsky | SS |  Chicago White Sox | UCLA | Chandler, Arizona, USA | $10,350,000 |  |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | Eli Willits | SS |  Washington Nationals | Fort Cobb-Broxton HS | Fort Cobb, Oklahoma, USA | $8,200,000 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | Travis Bazzana | 2B |  Cleveland Guardians | Oregon State | Sydney, AUS | $8,950,000 |  |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | Paul Skenes | P |  Pittsburgh Pirates | LSU | Lake Forest, California, USA | $9,200,000 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | Jackson Holliday | 2B |  Baltimore Orioles | Stillwater HS | Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA | $8,190,000 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | Henry Davis | C | Pittsburgh Pirates | Louisville | Louisville, Kentucky, USA | $6,500,000 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | Spencer Torkelson | 1B |  Detroit Tigers | Arizona State | Cotati, CA, USA | $8,416,300 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | Adley Rutschman | C | Baltimore Orioles | Oregon State | SHERWOOD, Oregon, USA | $8,100,000 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | Casey Mize | P | Detroit Tigers | Auburn | Springville, AL, USA | $7,500,000 | |
Showing picks filtered by overall pick #1.