1998 Major League Baseball Draft
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1998 Major League Baseball Draft
The 1998 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, was held on June 2 and 3, 1998. A total of 1445 players were drafted over the course of 50 rounds.
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First round selections
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Supplemental first round selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
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| 31 | Chris George | Kansas City Royals | P | Klein HS (Klein, TX) |
| 32 | Ben Diggins | St. Louis Cardinals | P | Bradshaw Mountain HS (Prescott Valley, AZ) |
| 33 | Brad Wilkerson | Montreal Expos | OF | University of Florida |
| 34 | Nate Cornejo | Detroit Tigers | P | Wellington HS (Wellington, KS) |
| 35 | Aaron Rowand | Chicago White Sox | OF | Cal State Fullerton University |
| 36 | Raphael Freeman | Colorado Rockies | OF | Dallas Christian School (Mesquite, TX) |
| 37 | Mike Nannini | Houston Astros | P | Green Valley HS (Henderson, NV) |
| 38 | Chris Jones | San Francisco Giants | P | South Mecklenburg HS (Charlotte, NC) |
| 39 | Mamon Tucker | Baltimore Orioles | OF | Stephen F. Austin HS (Austin, TX) |
| 40 | Jeff Winchester | Colorado Rockies | C | Archbishop Rummel HS (Metairie, LA) |
| 41 | Jeff Urban | San Francisco Giants | P | Ball State University |
| 42 | Eric Valent | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | UCLA |
| 43 | Mark Prior | New York Yankees | P | University HS (San Diego, CA) |
Other notable players
- Gerald Laird, 2nd round, 45th overall
- Adam Dunn, 2nd round, 50th overall
- Brandon Inge, 2nd round, 57th overall
- Aubrey Huff, 5th round, 162nd overall
- Bill Hall, 6th round, 176th overall
- Matt Holliday, 7th round, 210th overall
- Eric Byrnes, 8th round, 225th overall
- Jack Wilson, 9th round, 258th overall
- Morgan Ensberg, 9th round, 272nd overall
- Juan Pierre, 13th round, 390th overall
- Eric Hinske, 17th round, 496th overall
- B.J. Ryan, 17th round, 500th overall
- Mark Buehrle, 38th round, 1139th overall
Future major leaguers Barry Zito (3rd round, 83rd overall), Mark Teixeira (9th round, 265th overall), J.J. Putz (17th round, 499th overall), Cliff Lee (20th round, 609th overall), Bobby Crosby (34th round, 1021st overall), and Mike Jacobs (48th round, 1412th overall) were also selected during this draft, but did not sign with the teams that selected them. Zito, Putz, and Jacobs were subsequently drafted for the last time in 1999, Lee in 2000, Teixeira and Crosby in 2001, and Braun in 2003.
See also
- Major League Baseball
- Major League Baseball Draft
- List of MLB first overall draft choices
- Rule 5 Draft
External links
| Preceded by Matt Anderson |
1st Overall Picks Pat Burrell |
Succeeded by Josh Hamilton |
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