MLB Draft: No. 1 Overall Picks

All No. 1 overall draft picks in the MLB Draft since Rick Monday was selected first overall in the first draft in 1965.

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All-time No. 1 overall draft picks:

Year	Team	Prospect	Pos.	School
2021	Pittsburgh Pirates	Henry Davis	C	Louisville
2020	Detroit Tigers	Spencer Torkelson	3B	Arizona State
2019	Baltimore Orioles	Adley Rutschman	C	Oregon State
2018	Detroit Tigers	Casey Mize	RHP	Auburn
2017	Minnesota Twins	Royce Lewis	SS	JSerra Catholic HS (CA)
2016	Philadelphia Phillies	Mickey Moniak	OF	La Costa Canyon HS (CA)
2015	Arizona Diamondbacks	Dansby Swanson	SS	Vanderbilt
2014	Houston Astros	Brady Aiken	LHP	Cathedral Catholic HS (CA)
2013	Houston Astros	Mark Appel	RHP	Stanford
2012	Houston Astros	Carlos Correa	SS	Puerto Rico Baseball Academy
2011	Pittsburgh Pirates	Gerrit Cole	RHP	UCLA
2010	Washington Nationals	Bryce Harper	OF	College of Southern Nevada
2009	Washington Nationals	Stephen Strasburg	RHP	San Diego State
2008	Tampa Bay Rays	Tim Beckham	SS	Griffin HS (GA)
2007	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	David Price	LHP	Vanderbilt
2006	Kansas City Royals	Luke Hochevar	RHP	Tennessee
2005	Arizona Diamondbacks	Justin Upton	SS	Great Bridge HS (VA)
2004	San Diego Padres	Matt Bush	SS	Mission Bay HS (CA)
2003	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Delmon Young	OF	Adolfo Camarillo HS (CA)
2002	Pittsburgh Pirates	Bryan Bullington	RHP	Ball State
2001	Minnesota Twins	Joe Mauer	C	Cretin HS (MN)
2000	Florida Marlins	Adrian Gonzalez	1B	Eastlake HS (CA)
1999	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Josh Hamilton	OF	Athens Drive HS (NC)
1998	Philadelphia Phillies	Pat Burrell	3B	Miami (FL)
1997	Detroit Tigers	Matt Anderson	RHP	Rice
1996	Pittsburgh Pirates	Kris Benson	RHP	Clemson
1995	California Angels	Darin Erstad	OF	Nebraska
1994	New York Mets	Paul Wilson	RHP	Florida State
1993	Seattle Mariners	Alex Rodriguez	SS	Westminster Christian HS (FL)
1992	Houston Astros	Phil Nevin	3B	California State - Fullerton
1991	New York Yankees	Brien Taylor	LHP	East Carteret HS (NC)
1990	Atlanta Braves	Chipper Jones	SS	The Bolles HS (FL)
1989	Baltimore Orioles	Ben McDonald	RHP	LSU
1988	San Diego Padres	Andy Benes	RHP	University of Evansville
1987	Seattle Mariners	Ken Griffey Jr.	OF	Archbishop Moeller HS (OH)
1986	Pittsburgh Pirates	Jeff King	SS	Arkansas
1985	Milwaukee Brewers	B.J. Surhoff	SS	North Carolina
1984	New York Mets	Shawn Abner	OF	Mechanicsburg Area HS (PA)
1983	Minnesota Twins	Tim Belcher	RHP	Mount Vernon Nazarene University
1982	Chicago Cubs	Shawon Dunston	SS	Thomas Jefferson HS (NY)
1981	Seattle Mariners	Mike Moore	RHP	Oral Roberts
1980	New York Mets	Darryl Strawberry	OF	Crenshaw HS (CA)
1979	Seattle Mariners	Al Chambers	OF	John Harris HS (PA)
1978	Atlanta Braves	Bob Horner	3B	Arizona State
1977	Chicago White Sox	Harold Baines	1B	St. Michaels HS (MD)
1976	Houston Astros	Floyd Bannister	LHP	Arizona State
1975	California Angels	Danny Goodwin	C	Southern University and A&M
1974	San Diego Padres	Bill Almon	SS	Brown
1973	Texas Rangers	David Clyde	LHP	Westchester HS (TX)
1972	San Diego Padres	Dave Roberts	3B	Oregon
1971	Chicago White Sox	Danny Goodwin	C	Peoria Central HS (IL)
1970	San Diego Padres	Mike Ivie	C	Walker HS (GA)
1969	Washington Senators	Jeff Burroughs	OF	Woodrow Wilson HS (CA)
1968	New York Mets	Tim Foli	SS	Notre Dame HS (CA)
1967	New York Yankees	Ron Blomberg	1B	Druid Hills HS (GA)
1966	New York Mets	Steven Chilcott	C	Antelope Valley HS (CA)
1965	Kansas City Athletics	Rick Monday	OF	Arizona State

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