EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe 2026 MLB draft begins at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, with the Chicago White Sox on the clock for the first overall pick.Will the White Sox take one of the shortstops (UCLA's Roch Cholowsky or Texas prep Grady Emerson) high on ESPN MLB draft analyst Kiley McDaniel's draft rankings, or will they opt for a catcher in Georgia Tech star Vahn Lackey?What will the Tampa Bay Rays, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates do as they follow Chicago in the top five? And who will be the biggest steals -- and stretches -- of Day 1?Follow along for pick-by-pick coverage, with ESPN MLB experts David Schoenfield and Dan Mullen breaking down everything you need to know about who your favorite team took in the first round as the picks come off the board.Final mock draft | Top 250 | Big question for all 30 teams | Latest buzzDay 1 draft orderFirst round 1.Chicago White Sox2. Tampa Bay Rays3. Minnesota Twins4. San Francisco Giants5. Pittsburgh Pirates6. Kansas City Royals7. Baltimore Orioles8. Athletics9. Atlanta Braves10. Colorado Rockies11. Washington Nationals12. Los Angeles Angels13. St. Louis Cardinals14. Miami Marlins15. Arizona Diamondbacks16. Texas Rangers17. Houston Astros18. Cincinnati Reds19. Cleveland Guardians20. Boston Red Sox21. San Diego Padres22. Detroit Tigers23. Chicago Cubs24. Seattle Mariners25. Milwaukee BrewersNote: The Mets, Blue Jays, Yankees, Phillies and Dodgers all received a 10-pick penalty on their first pick for exceeding the second surcharge threshold of MLB's competitive balance tax.Prospect Promotion Incentive picks26. Atlanta Braves (For Drake Baldwin NL ROY win)27. New York Mets (10-pick CBT penalty)28. Houston Astros (For Hunter Brown top-three Cy Young finish)Competitive Balance Round A29. San Francisco Giants (Acquired from CLE)30. Kansas City Royals31. Arizona Diamondbacks32. St. Louis Cardinals33. Tampa Bay Rays (Acquired from BAL)34. Pittsburgh Pirates35. New York Yankees (10-pick CBT penalty)36. Philadelphia Phillies (10-pick CBT penalty)37. Colorado RockiesSecond round38. Colorado Rockies39. Toronto Blue Jays (10-pick CBT penalty)40. Los Angeles Dodgers (10-pick CBT penalty)41. Chicago White Sox42. Washington Nationals43. Minnesota Twins44. Pittsburgh Pirates45. Los Angeles Angels46. Baltimore Orioles47. Athletics48. Atlanta Braves49. Tampa Bay Rays50. St. Louis Cardinals51. Pittsburgh Pirates52. Miami Marlins53. Arizona Diamondbacks54. Texas Rangers55. San Francisco Giants56. Kansas City Royals57. Houston Astros58. Cincinnati Reds59. Cleveland Guardians60. San Diego Padres61. Detroit Tigers62. Chicago Cubs63. New York Yankees64. Philadelphia Phillies65. Seattle Mariners66. Milwaukee BrewersCompetitive Balance Round B67. Boston Red Sox68. St. Louis Cardinals69. Detroit Tigers70. Cincinnati Reds71. Miami Marlins72. St. Louis Cardinals73. Athletics74. Minnesota TwinsCompensation picks75. Chicago Cubs (For Kyle Tucker)Third round76. Colorado Rockies77. Chicago White Sox78. Washington Nationals79. Minnesota Twins80. Pittsburgh Pirates81. Los Angeles Angels82. Baltimore Orioles83. Athletics84. Atlanta Braves85. Tampa Bay Rays86. St. Louis Cardinals87. Miami Marlins88. Arizona Diamondbacks89. Texas Rangers90. San Francisco Giants91. Kansas City Royals92. New York Mets93. Houston Astros94. Cincinnati Reds95. Cleveland Guardians96. Boston Red Sox97. San Diego Padres98. Chicago Cubs99. New York Yankees100. Philadelphia Phillies101. Seattle Mariners102. Milwaukee Brewers103. Toronto Blue JaysFourth round104. Colorado Rockies105. Chicago White Sox106. Washington Nationals107. Minnesota Twins108. Pittsburgh Pirates109. Los Angeles Angels110. Baltimore Orioles111. Athletics112. Atlanta Braves113. Tampa Bay Rays114. St. Louis Cardinals115. Miami Marlins116. Arizona Diamondbacks117. Texas Rangers118. San Francisco Giants119. Kansas City Royals120. New York Mets121. Houston Astros122. Cincinnati Reds123. Cleveland Guardians124. San Diego Padres125. Detroit Tigers126. Chicago Cubs127. New York Yankees128. Philadelphia Phillies129. Seattle Mariners130. Milwaukee Brewers131. Toronto Blue Jays132. Los Angeles DodgersComp picks133. Houston Astros134. San Diego Padres135. Philadelphia Phillies
