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2021 Major League Baseball draft

2021 Major League Baseball draft

July 11–13, 2021
Bellco TheatreDenver, Colorado
MLB NetworkESPN (first round)
612 total selections in 20 rounds
Henry DavisPittsburgh Pirates
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The 2021 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 11–13, 2021. In conjunction with the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the draft was held in Denver. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order was set based on the reverse order of the 2020 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2020 MLB draft and for teams who lost qualifying free agents. On March 26, 2020, MLB and the MLBPA reached a deal that included the option to halve the draft to 20 rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MLB ultimately opted to shorten the draft to 20 rounds. In total, 612 college and high school players were drafted.

The Pittsburgh Pirates, who had the worst record of the 2020 season, selected Henry Davis with the first overall pick in the draft. As punishment for their role in the sign stealing scandal, the Houston Astros forfeited both their first- and second-round picks in the draft.

On April 2, 2021, MLB announced that the 2021 MLB All-Star Game, along with the draft, was being relocated from Atlanta in protest of the Georgia State Legislature's passage of the Election Integrity Act of 2021; three days later, Denver was announced as the new host city.

Chase Silseth made his MLB debut for the Los Angeles Angels on May 13, 2022, making him the first player from the 2021 draft to make his major league debut.

The deadline for teams to sign drafted players was August 1, 2021.

Column 1	Column 2
	All-Star
Player did not sign

Pick	Player	Team	Position
1	Pittsburgh Pirates	Catcher	Louisville
2	Texas Rangers	Pitcher	Vanderbilt
3	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	Heritage Hall School (OK)
4	Boston Red Sox	Shortstop	Eastlake High School (CA)
5	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	Sam Houston State
6	Arizona Diamondbacks	Shortstop	Jesuit Dallas (TX)
7	Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	East Catholic High School (CT)
8	Colorado Rockies	Outfielder	Red Land High School (PA)
9	Los Angeles Angels	Pitcher	Miami (OH)
10	New York Mets	Pitcher	Vanderbilt
11	Washington Nationals	Shortstop	Winder-Barrow High School (GA)
12	Seattle Mariners	Catcher	North Cobb High School (GA)
13	Philadelphia Phillies	Pitcher	Calvary Christian Academy (FL)
14	San Francisco Giants	Pitcher	Mississippi State
15	Milwaukee Brewers	Outfielder	Boston College
16	Miami Marlins	Shortstop	Wake Forest High School (NC)
17	Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	UCLA
18	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	UC Santa Barbara
19	Toronto Blue Jays	Pitcher	Ole Miss
20	New York Yankees	Shortstop	Eastern Illinois University (IL)
21	Chicago Cubs	Pitcher	Kansas State
22	Chicago White Sox	Shortstop	Southridge High School (IN)
23	Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	East Carolina
24	Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Wake Forest
25	Oakland Athletics	Shortstop	Thousand Oaks High School (CA)
26	Minnesota Twins	Pitcher	Mainland Regional High School (NJ)
27	San Diego Padres	Shortstop	Severna Park High School (MD)
28	Tampa Bay Rays	Shortstop	Torrey Pines High School (CA)
29	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher	UMS-Wright Preparatory School (AL)

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
30	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder	John Carroll Catholic High School (FL)

Pick	Player	Team	Position
31	Miami Marlins	Catcher	Williamsville East High School (NY)
32	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	Texas
33	Milwaukee Brewers	Second baseman	Wright State
34	Tampa Bay Rays	Second baseman	Baylor School (TN)
35	Cincinnati Reds	Catcher	Florida State
36	Minnesota Twins	Shortstop	Ozaukee High School (WI)

Pick	Player	Team	Position
37	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher	Bishop Eustace Preparatory School (NJ)
38	Texas Rangers	Outfielder	Oregon
39	Detroit Tigers	Third baseman	Friendswood High School (TX)
40	Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	Florida
41	Baltimore Orioles	Second baseman	East Carolina
42	Arizona Diamondbacks	Shortstop	Auburn
43	Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	Blue Valley Southwest High School (KS)
44	Colorado Rockies	Pitcher	LSU
45	Los Angeles Angels	Pitcher	Saint Mary's
46	New York Mets	Pitcher	TNXL Academy (FL)
47	Washington Nationals	Outfielder	Trinity High School (KY)
48	Seattle Mariners	Shortstop	Arecibo Baseball Academy (PR)
49	Philadelphia Phillies	Outfielder	South Alabama
50	San Francisco Giants	Pitcher	Fordham
51	Milwaukee Brewers	Pitcher	TCU
52	Miami Marlins	Shortstop	Boston College
53	Cincinnati Reds	Pitcher	Virginia
54	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	Dexter Southfield School (MA)
55	New York Yankees	Pitcher	Stanford
56	Chicago Cubs	Third baseman	James Madison High School (VA)
57	Chicago White Sox	Third baseman	Desert Mountain High School (AZ)
58	Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	Ole Miss
59	Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Nebraska
60	Oakland Athletics	Third baseman	Virginia
61	Minnesota Twins	Pitcher	Michigan
62	San Diego Padres	Outfielder	IMG Academy (FL)
63	Tampa Bay Rays	First baseman	Washington State

Pick	Player	Team	Position
64	Pittsburgh Pirates	Outfielder	Malvern Preparatory School (PA)
65	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	Southern Miss
66	Kansas City Royals	Second baseman	Alabama
67	Arizona Diamondbacks	Catcher	Miami (FL)
68	Colorado Rockies	Pitcher	Ohio
69	Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	Florida
70	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfielder	Arizona
71	San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Houston

Compensation picks

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