2007 Major League Baseball draft

The 2007 Major League Baseball draft, was an annual choosing of high school and college baseball players, held on June 7, 2007 and June 8, 2007. The first day session of the draft included the first 25 rounds and was scheduled to be broadcast "live" from Orlando, Florida on television for the first time, on ESPN2 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm Eastern Daylight Time. Previously the conference call format draft was broadcast live, along with commentary, on both draft days exclusively from the MLB.com website as streaming audio. In total, the draft featured 50 rounds and 1453 selections.

Supplemental first round selections

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
31	Josh Smoker	Washington Nationals	Pitcher	Calhoun High School
32	Nick Noonan	San Francisco Giants	Shortstop	Parker High School
33	Jon Gilmore	Atlanta Braves	Third baseman	Iowa City High School
34	Todd Frazier	Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	Rutgers
35	Julio Borbon	Texas Rangers	Outfielder	Tennessee
36	Clayton Mortensen	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	Gonzaga
37	Travis d'Arnaud	Philadelphia Phillies	Catcher	Lakewood High School
38	Brett Cecil	Toronto Blue Jays	Pitcher	Maryland
39	James Adkins	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher	Tennessee
40	Kellen Kulbacki	San Diego Padres	Outfielder	James Madison
41	Sean Doolittle	Oakland Athletics	First baseman	Virginia
42	Edward Kunz	New York Mets	Pitcher	Oregon State
43	Jackson Williams	San Francisco Giants	Catcher	Oklahoma
44	Neil Ramirez	Texas Rangers	Pitcher	Kempsville High School
45	Justin Jackson	Toronto Blue Jays	Shortstop	T. C. Roberson High School
46	Drew Cumberland	San Diego Padres	Shortstop	Pace High School
47	Nathan Vineyard	New York Mets	Pitcher	Woodland High School
48	Josh Donaldson	Chicago Cubs	Catcher	Tigers baseball\|Auburn]
49	Michael Burgess	Washington Nationals	Outfielder	Hillsborough High School
50	Wes Roemer	Arizona Diamondbacks	Pitcher	Cal State Fullerton
51	Charlie Culberson	San Francisco Giants	Shortstop	Calhoun High School
52	Matt Mangini	Seattle Mariners	Third baseman	Oklahoma State
53	Kyle Lotzkar	Cincinnati Reds	Pitcher	South Delta Secondary School (BC)
54	Tommy Hunter	Texas Rangers	Pitcher	Alabama
55	Nick Hagadone	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher	Washington
56	Trystan Magnuson	Toronto Blue Jays	Pitcher	Louisville
57	Mitchell Canham	San Diego Padres	Catcher	Oregon State
58	Jonathan Bachanov	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Pitcher	University High School
59	Corey Brown	Oakland Athletics	Outfielder	Oklahoma State
60	Brandon Hamilton	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	Stanhope Elmore High School
61	Ed Easley	Arizona Diamondbacks	Catcher	Mississippi State
62	Ryan Dent	Boston Red Sox	Shortstop	Wilson Classical High School
63	Cory Luebke	San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Ohio State
64	Danny Payne	San Diego Padres	Outfielder	Georgia Tech

Other notable players

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	Major [League Baseball All-Star Game\|All-Star]
*	Player did not sign

NFL players drafted

Dennis Dixon, 5th round, 168th overall by the Atlanta Braves
Pat White, 27th round, 838th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but did not sign
Russell Wilson, 41st round, 1,222nd overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
Golden Tate, 42nd round, 1,252nd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks, but did not sign

Background

Ross Detwiler was the first 2007 draftee to play in the major leagues.
David Price became the first player from the 2007 draft to be the starting pitcher of an 2010 [Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game] in 2010. He was also the first pitcher to pitch in the postseason and World Series pitching in relief for the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays in the 2008 [World Series]. He was also the first player in this draft to win a Cy Young Award.
Jason Heyward became the first position player from the 2007 draft to be a starter of an 2010 [Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game] in 2010.
Rick Porcello was the first player from the 2007 draft to be named as a starter at the outset of the season from spring training. He initially started the 2009 season in the fifth rotation spot for the Detroit Tigers but by mid-season was promoted to the third starter.
Madison Bumgarner was the first 2007 draftee to win the World Series, with the San Francisco Giants in 2010. He also was the first player to win the World Series MVP award, which he won in 2014.