2024 Major League Baseball draft
The 2024 Major League Baseball draft will take place on July 14–16, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. The draft will assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The first six selections will be set via a lottery, with first round picks belonging to the remaining lottery participants set in reverse order of regular season winning percentage. To complete the first round, playoff teams will select in an order that combines postseason finish, revenue sharing status, and reverse order of winning percentage. Reverse order of regular season winning percentage and postseason finish will be used to set the draft order for rounds two through 20.
| 2024 Major League Baseball draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | July 14–16, 2024 |
| Location | Cowtown Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Network(s) | MLB Network ESPN (first round) |
| Overview | |
| 615 total selections in 20 rounds | |
| First selection | TBD Cleveland Guardians |
| First round selections | 39 |
The Arizona Diamondbacks were awarded a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick after Corbin Carroll won the 2023 National League Rookie of the Year Award. The Baltimore Orioles also received a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick after Gunnar Henderson won the 2023 American League Rookie of the Year Award.
The Cleveland Guardians were awarded the first overall pick after winning the 2024 MLB Draft Lottery. It will be the first time that the Guardians have the first overall pick in the MLB Draft.