The 2025 MLB Draft schedule takes place from July 13th and 14th, 2025. It takes place in Atlanta, Georgia and is part of the 2025 MLB All-Star game festivities. The first round of the draft will be shown on ESPN and the MLB Network. We have the schedule and draft order (and picks when they happen) for you below for the opening rounds of the draft. Day one of the draft includes the first 3 rounds, compensatory rounds, competitive balance rounds and prospect promotion incentive selections.
2025 MLB Draft Schedule
- Dates: July 13-14, 2025
- Times: 6 PM (ET) (Day 1), 11:30 am (ET) (Day 2)
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- TV: ESPN (Day 1, first 43 picks), MLB Network (Day 1 and Day 2)
Who has the first pick in the 2025 MLB Draft?
The Washington Nationals hold the first pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. The Nats won the draft lottery held on December 10th, 2024 in Dallas Texas.
How many picks are in the MLB draft?
The 2025 MLB Draft will consist of 20 rounds, with additional compensatory and competitive balance picks, resulting in a total of approximately 600–614 picks. For reference, the 2024 MLB Draft had 614 picks. The additional ones once you do the 30 teams x 20 rounds math come from compensatory picks, competitive balance, compensation for unsigned 2024 picks, and free agent compensation.
2025 MLB Draft Order – Round 1+ (First 43 Picks)
Here’s the 2025 MLB Draft order for round 1 (through 43 picks with all the compensatory ones). These are the picks that will be shown live on ESPN and MLB Network.
| Pick | Team | Notes on Pick Acquisition |
| 1 | Washington Nationals | Won draft lottery (Dec. 10, 2024) |
| 2 | Los Angeles Angels | Lottery pick (2nd worst record, 63–99) |
| 3 | Seattle Mariners | Lottery pick |
| 4 | Colorado Rockies | Lottery pick |
| 5 | St. Louis Cardinals | Lottery pick |
| 6 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Lottery pick |
| 7 | Miami Marlins | Reverse order of 2024 regular season record |
| 8 | Toronto Blue Jays | Reverse order of 2024 regular season record |
| 9 | Cincinnati Reds | Reverse order of 2024 regular season record |
| 10 | Chicago White Sox | Reverse order of 2024 regular season record; ineligible for lottery due to 2024 lottery pick |
| 11 | Oakland Athletics | Reverse order of 2024 regular season record; ineligible for lottery due to 2023/2024 lottery picks |
| 12 | Texas Rangers | Reverse order of 2024 regular season record |
| 13 | San Francisco Giants | Reverse order of 2024 regular season record |
| 14 | Tampa Bay Rays | Reverse order of 2024 regular season record |
| 15 | Boston Red Sox | Reverse order of 2024 regular season record |
| 16 | Minnesota Twins | Reverse order of 2024 regular season record |
| 17 | Chicago Cubs | Reverse order of 2024 regular season record |
| 18 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Reverse order of 2024 regular season record |
| 19 | Baltimore Orioles | Reverse order of 2024 regular season record |
| 20 | Milwaukee Brewers | Reverse order of 2024 regular season record |
| 21 | Houston Astros | Reverse order of 2024 regular season record |
| 22 | Atlanta Braves | Reverse order of 2024 regular season record |
| 23 | Kansas City Royals | Reverse order of 2024 regular season record |
| 24 | Detroit Tigers | Reverse order of 2024 regular season record |
| 25 | San Diego Padres | Reverse order of 2024 regular season record |
| 26 | Philadelphia Phillies | Reverse order of 2024 regular season record |
| 27 | Cleveland Guardians | Reverse order of 2024 regular season record |
| 28 | St. Louis Cardinals | Compensation for unsigned 2024 pick Tyler Bell (No. 66) |
| 29 | St. Louis Cardinals | Compensation for unsigned 2024 pick Chris Levonas (No. 67) |
| 30 | St. Louis Cardinals | Compensation for unsigned 2024 pick Ryan Prager (No. 81) |
| 31 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Compensation for losing Christian Walker (signed with Astros for $50M+) |
| 32 | Baltimore Orioles | Compensation for losing Anthony Santander (signed with Angels for $50M+) |
| 33 | Boston Red Sox | Competitive Balance Round A; acquired from Brewers in trade for Quinn Priester (April 7, 2024) |
| 34 | Detroit Tigers | Competitive Balance Round A |
| 35 | Seattle Mariners | Competitive Balance Round A |
| 36 | Minnesota Twins | Competitive Balance Round A |
| 37 | Tampa Bay Rays | Competitive Balance Round A |
| 38 | New York Mets | Competitive Balance Round A; 10-pick penalty for exceeding CBT threshold |
| 39 | New York Yankees | Competitive Balance Round A; 10-pick penalty for exceeding CBT threshold |
| 40 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Competitive Balance Round A; 10-pick penalty for exceeding CBT threshold |
| 41 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Competitive Balance Round A; acquired from Reds in trade for Gavin Lux |
| 42 | Tampa Bay Rays | Competitive Balance Round A; acquired from Athletics in trade for Jeffrey Springs and Jacob Lopez |
| 43 | Kansas City Royals | Prospect Promotion Incentive; awarded for Bobby Witt Jr. finishing in top 3 of MVP voting |
2025-26 MLB Playoff Schedule
Once fans are done with MLB All-Star weekend and the draft, the focus turns to the second half of the baseball season. We’ll all be looking at the MLB Playoff picture before it’s time to look at the 2025 MLB Playoffs and World Series schedule.
