2023 Major League Baseball draft
The 2023 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 9–11, 2023, in Seattle. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. For the first time, a draft lottery was used to set a portion of the draft order. The first six selections were set via the lottery, with picks belonging to the remaining lottery participants set in reverse order of regular season winning percentage. To complete the first round, playoff teams selected in an order that combined postseason finish, revenue sharing status, and reverse order of winning percentage. Reverse order of regular season winning percentage and postseason finish was used to set the draft order for rounds two through 20. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2022 MLB draft.
The Pittsburgh Pirates won the inaugural MLB Draft Lottery, and selected Paul Skenes with the first pick in the draft. The first round picks of the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers were moved down 10 slots as a result of those teams exceeding the first luxury tax threshold by $40 million or more. The Seattle Mariners were awarded the first Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick, the 29th overall pick, after Julio Rodríguez won the 2022 American League Rookie of the Year Award.
The first and second rounds of the draft were held at Lumen Field, a football and soccer stadium adjacent to T-Mobile Park, where the 2023 All-Star Game took place.
Nolan Schanuel made his MLB debut for the Los Angeles Angels on August 18, 2023, making him the first player from the 2023 draft to make his major league debut. Schanuel became the first player to debut in the major leagues in the same year of his draft since Garrett Crochet in 2020.
Draft lottery
The draft lottery for the 2023 MLB Draft took place on December 6, 2022, in San Diego.The following table lists the percentage chances for each team to receive specific picks as a result of the draft lottery.
| Denotes lottery winner | |
| Denotes team that did not win lottery |
| Seed | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
| 1 | Washington Nationals | 16.5% | 15.6% | 14.5% | 13.2% | 11.6% | 9.7% |
| 2 | Oakland Athletics | 16.5% | 15.6% | 14.5% | 13.2% | 11.6% | 9.7% |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 16.5% | 15.6% | 14.5% | 13.2% | 11.6% | 9.7% |
| 4 | Cincinnati Reds | 13.2% | 13.1% | 12.9% | 12.4% | 11.7% | 10.6% |
| 5 | Kansas City Royals | 10.0% | 10.3% | 10.6% | 10.9% | 11.1% | 11.0% |
| 6 | Detroit Tigers | 7.5% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 10.4% |
| 7 | Texas Rangers | 5.5% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 7.2% | 8.0% | 9.1% |
| 8 | Colorado Rockies | 3.9% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 6.2% | 7.3% |
| 9 | Miami Marlins | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 5.5% |
| 10 | Los Angeles Angels | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| 11 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 3.1% |
| 12 | Chicago Cubs | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 2.5% |
| 13 | Minnesota Twins | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 2.0% |
| 14 | Boston Red Sox | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.7% |
| 15 | Chicago White Sox | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.4% |
| 16 | San Francisco Giants | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| 17 | Baltimore Orioles | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| 18 | Milwaukee Brewers | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
Draft selections
| All-Star | |
| * | Player did not sign |
First round
Prospect promotion incentive pick
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 29 | Jonny Farmelo | Seattle Mariners | Outfielder | Westfield High School |
Competitive balance round A
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 30 | Seattle Mariners | Shortstop | Trinity Christian School | |
| 31 | Adrian Santana | Tampa Bay Rays | Shortstop | Doral Academy Preparatory School |
| 32 | New York Mets | Shortstop | Parkview High School | |
| 33 | Josh Knoth | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Patchogue-Medford High School |
| 34 | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Reborn Christian Academy | |
| 35 | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Phillips Academy | |
| 36 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Outfielder | Atascocita High School | |
| 37 | Detroit Tigers | Shortstop | Bonner & Prendergast Catholic High School | |
| 38 | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | LSU | |
| 39 | Oakland Athletics | Third baseman | St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School |
Second round
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 40 | Washington Nationals | Third baseman | Miami | |
| 41 | Ryan Lasko | Oakland Athletics | Outfielder | Rutgers |
| 42 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Shortstop | Michigan State | |
| 43 | Sammy Stafura | Cincinnati Reds | Shortstop | Walter Panas High School |
| 44 | Blake Wolters | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Mahomet-Seymour High School |
| 45 | Detroit Tigers | Second baseman | Nebraska | |
| 46 | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Wake Forest | |
| 47 | Miami Marlins | Outfielder | Ole Miss | |
| 48 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Third baseman | NC State | |
| 49 | Minnesota Twins | Second baseman | Arizona State | |
| 50 | Boston Red Sox | Shortstop | Christian Brothers College High School | |
| 51 | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | LSU | |
| 52 | San Francisco Giants | Shortstop | Eaton High School | |
| 53 | Mac Horvath | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | North Carolina |
| 54 | Milwaukee Brewers | Third baseman | Omaha | |
| 55 | Tampa Bay Rays | Outfielder | Mississippi State | |
| 56 | New York Mets | Pitcher | Florida | |
| 57 | Seattle Mariners | Third baseman | William & Mary | |
| 58 | Cleveland Guardians | Pitcher | Bishop Hendricken High School | |
| 59 | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Virginia Tech | |
| 60 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Third baseman | Virginia | |
| 61 | Houston Astros | Pitcher | UCLA |
Competitive balance round B
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 62 | Cleveland Guardians | Pitcher | Miami | |
| 63 | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | Florida State | |
| 64 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Clemson | |
| 65 | Colorado Rockies | Catcher | San Diego State | |
| 66 | Kansas City Royals | Outfielder | Louisiana | |
| 67 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Belleville High School-East |