The Show must go on.
Not a single inning of professional baseball has yet to be played in 2020, and who knows when first pitch for the 2020 season might come. That doesn't mean, though, that the 2020 MLB Draft is on hold.
This year's draft was originally set to undergo some serious changes, the primary change heading from MLB Network Studios in Secaucus, N.J. to Omaha, Neb., just a few days before the start of the College World Series.
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Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic drastically altered plans for the 2020 and 2021 drafts . This year, the amount of rounds in the draft have been slashed from 40 to just five, with next year's installment featuring just 20 rounds total. Between the coronavirus and the hacking of some minor league teams,
This year, Arizona State's Spencer Torkelson is went No. 1 overall to the Tigers, with Heston Kjerstad going No. 2 as a shocker to the Orioles. Max Meyer rounded out the top three.
Sporting News tracked every pick from the 2020 MLB Draft draft below.
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MLB Draft tracker 2020: Live picks, results from Rounds 1-5
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Detroit Tigers | Spencer Torkelson | 3B | Arizona State |
| 2. | Baltimore Orioles | Heston Kjerstad | OF | Arkansas |
| 3. | Miami Marlins | Max Meyer | RHP | Minnesota |
| 4. | Kansas City Royals | Asa Lacy | LHP | Texas A&M |
| 5. | Toronto Blue Jays | Austin Martin | SS | Vanderbilt |
| 6. | Seattle Mariners | Emerson Hancock | RHP | Georgia |
| 7. | Pittsburgh Pirates | Nick Gonzales | SS | New Mexico State |
| 8. | San Diego Padres | Robert Hassell III | OF | Independence High School (Tennessee) |
| 9. | Colorado Rockies | Zac Veen | OF | Spruce Creek High School (Florida) |
| 10. | Los Angeles Angels | Reid Detmers | LHP | Louisville |
| 11. | Chicago White Sox | Garrett Crotchet | LHP | Tennessee |
| 12. | Cincinnati Reds | Austin Hendrick | OF | West Allegheny High School (Pennsylvania) |
| 13. | San Francisco Giants | Patrick Bailey | C | NC State |
| 14. | Texas Rangers | Justin Foscue | 2B | Mississippi State |
| 15. | Philadelphia Phillies | Mick Abel | RHP | Jesuit High School (Oregon) |
| 16. | Chicago Cubs | Ed Howard | SS | Mount Carmel High School (Illinois) |
| 17. | Boston Red Sox | Nick Yorke | 2B | Archbishop Mitty High School (California) |
| 18. | Arizona Diamondbacks | Jarvis Bryce | RHP | Duke |
| 19. | New York Mets | Pete Crow-Armstrong | OF | Harvard-Westlake School (California) |
| 20. | Milwaukee Brewers | Garrett Mitchell | OF | UCLA |
| 21. | St. Louis Cardinals | Jordan Walker | 3B | Decatur High School (Georgia) |
| 22. | Washington Nationals | Cade Cavalli | RHP | Oklahoma |
| 23. | Cleveland Indians | Carson Tucker | SS | Mountain Pointe High School (Arizona) |
| 24. | Tampa Bay Rays | Nick Bitsko | RHP | Central Bucks High School East (Pennsylvania) |
| 25. | Atlanta Braves | Jared Shuster | LHP | Wake Forest |
| 26. | Oakland A's | Tyler Soderstrom | C | Turlock High School (California) |
| 27. | Minnesota Twins | Aaron Sabato | 1B | UNC |
| 28. | New York Yankees | Austin Wells | C | Arizona |
| 29. | Los Angeles Dodgers | Bobby Miller | RHP | Louisville |
Competitive Balance Round A
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30. | Baltimore Orioles | Jordan Westburg | SS | Mississippi State |
| 31. | Pittsburgh Pirates | Carmen Mlodzinski | RHP | South Carolina |
| 32. | Kansas City Royals | Nick Loftin | SS | Baylor |
| 33. | Arizona Diamondbacks | Slade Cecconi | RHP | Miami |
| 34. | San Diego Padres | Justin Lange | RHP | Llano High School (Texas) |
| 35. | Colorado Rockies | Drew Romo | C | The Woodlands High School (Texas) |
| 36. | Cleveland Indians | Tanner Burns | RHP | Auburn |
| 37. | Tampa Bay Rays (via St. Louis) | Alika Williams | SS | Arizona State |
Rounds 2-5 of the 2020 MLB Draft take place on Thursday, June 11.
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38. | Detroit Tigers | Dillon Dingler | C | Ohio State |
| 39. | Baltimore Orioles | Hudson Haskin | OF | Tulane |
| 40. | Miami Marlins | Daxton Fulton | LHP | Mustang High School (Oklahoma) |
| 41. | Kansas City Royals | Ben Hernandez | RHP | De La Salle Institute (Illinois) |
| 42. | Toronto Blue Jays | CJ Van Eyk | RHP | Florida State |
| 43. | Seattle Mariners | Zach DeLoach | OF | Texas A&M |
| 44. | Pittsburgh Pirates | Jared Jones | RHP | La Miranda High School (California) |
| 45. | San Diego Padres | Owen Caissie | OF | Notre Dame Catholic (Ontario) |
| 46. | Colorado Rockies | Chris McMahon | RHP | Miami |
| 47. | Chicago White Sox | Jared Kelley | RHP | Refugio High School (Texas) |
| 48. | Cincinnati Reds | Christian Roa | RHP | Texas A&M |
| 49. | San Francisco Giants | Casey Schmitt | 3B | San Diego State |
| 50. | Texas Rangers | Evan Carter | OF | Elizabethton High School (Tennessee) |
| 51. | Chicago Cubs | Burl Carraway | LHP | Dallas Baptist (Texas) |
| 52. | New York Mets | J.T. Ginn | RHP | Mississippi State |
| 53. | Milwaukee Brewers | Freddy Zamora | SS | Miami |
| 54. | St. Louis Cardinals | Masyn Winn | SS | Kingwood High School (Texas) |
| 55. | Washington Nationals | Cole Henry | RHP | LSU |
| 56. | Cleveland Indians | Logan Allen | LHP | FIU |
| 57. | Tampa Bay Rays | Ian Seymour | LHP | Virginia Tech |
| 58. | Oakland A's | Jeff Criswell | RHP | Michigan |
| 59. | Minnesota Twins | Alerick Soularie | OF | Tennessee |
| 60. | Los Angeles Dodgers | Landon Knack | RHP | East Tennessee State |
Competitive Balance Round B
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61. | Miami Marlins | Kyle Nicolas | RHP | Ball State |
| 62. | Detroit Tigers | Danny Cabrera | OF | LSU |
| 63. | St. Louis Cardinals | Tink Hence | RHP | Watson Chapel High School (Arkansas) |
| 64. | Seattle Mariners | Connor Phillips | RHP | McLennan CC (Texas) |
| 65. | Cincinnati Reds | Jackson Miller | C | J.W. Mitchell High School (Florida) |
| 66. | Los Angeles Dodgers | Clayton Beeter | RHP | Texas Tech |
- Free-agent compensatory picks
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67. | San Francisco Giants | Nick Swiney | LHP | NC State |
| 68. | San Francisco Giants | Jimmy Glowenke | SS | Dallas Baptist |
| 69. | New York Mets | Isaiah Greene | OF | Corona Senior High School (California) |
| 70. | St. Louis Cardinals | Alec Burleson | 1B | ECU |
| 71. | Washington Nationals | Sammy Infante | SS | Monsignor Edward Pace High School |
| 72. | Houston Astros | Alex Santos | RHP | Mt. Saint Michael Academy (New York) |
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73. | Detroit Tigers | Trei Cruz | SS | Rice |
| 74. | Baltimore Orioles | Anthony Servideo | SS | Ole Miss |
| 75. | Miami Marlins | Zach McCambley | RHP | Coastal Carolina |
| 76. | Kansas City Royals | Tyler Gentry | OF | Alabama |
| 77. | Toronto Blue Jays | Trent Palmer | RHP | Jacksonville University |
| 78. | Seattle Mariners | Kaden Polcovich | 2B | Oklahoma State |
| 79. | Pittsburgh Pirates | Nick Garcia | RHP | Chapman University |
| 80. | San Diego Padres | Cole Wilcox | RHP | Georgia |
| 81. | Colorado Rockies | Sam Weatherly | LHP | Clemson |
| 82. | Los Angeles Angels | David Calabrese | OF | St. Elizabeth Catholic High School (Ontario) |
| 83. | Chicago White Sox | Adisyn Coffey | RHP | Wabash Valley College |
| 84. | Cincinnati Reds | Bryce Bonnin | RHP | Texas Tech |
| 85. | San Francisco Giants | Kyle Harrison | LHP | De La Salle High School (California) |
| 86. | Texas Rangers | Tekoah Roby | RHP | Pine Forest High School (Florida) |
| 87. | Philadelphia Phillies | Casey Martin | SS | Arkansas |
| 88. | Chicago Cubs | Jordan Nwogu | OF | Michigan |
| 89. | Boston Red Sox | Blaze Jordan | 3B | DeSoto Central High School (Mississippi) |
| 90. | Arizona Diamondbacks | Liam Norris | LHP | Green Hope High School (North Carolina) |
| 91. | New York Mets | Anthony Walters | SS | San Diego State |
| 92. | Milwaukee Brewers | Zavier Warren | C | Central Michigan |
| 93. | St. Louis Cardinals | Levi Prater | LHP | Oklahoma |
| 94. | Washington Nationals | Holden Powell | RHP | UCLA |
| 95. | Cleveland Indians | Petey Halpin | OF | Mira Costa High School (California) |
| 96. | Tampa Bay Rays | Hunter Barnhart | RHP | St. Joseph High School (California) |
| 97. | Atlanta Braves | Jesse Franklin V | OF | Michigan |
| 98. | Oakland Athletics | Michael Guldberg | OF | Georgia Tech |
| 99. | New York Yankees | Trevor Hauver | LF | Arizona State |
| 100. | Los Angeles Dodgers | Jake Vogel | OF | Huntington Beach High School (California) |
| 101. | Houston Astros | Tyler Brown | RHP | Vanderbilt |
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102. | Detroit Tigers | Gage Workman | 3B | Arizona State |
| 103. | Baltimore Orioles | Coby Mayo | 3B | Stoneman Douglas High School (Florida) |
| 104. | Miami Marlins | Jake Eder | LHP | Vanderbilt |
| 105. | Kansas City Royals | Christian Chamberlain | LHP | Oregon State |
| 106. | Toronto Blue Jays | Nick Frasso | RHP | Loyola Marymount University |
| 107. | Seattle Mariners | Tyler Keenan | 3B | Ole Miss |
| 108. | Pittsburgh Pirates | Jack Hartman | RHP | Appalachian State |
| 109. | San Diego Padres | Levi Thomas | RHP | Troy |
| 110. | Colorado Rockies | Case Williams | RHP | Douglas County High School (Colorado) |
| 111. | Los Angeles Angels | Werner Blakely | SS | Detroit Edison High School (Michigan) |
| 112. | Chicago White Sox | Kade Mechals | RHP | Grand Canyon University |
| 113. | Cincinnati Reds | Mac Wainwright | OF | St. Edwards High School (Ohio) |
| 114. | San Francisco Giants | RJ Dabovich | RHP | Arizona State |
| 115. | Texas Rangers | Dylan MacLean | LHP | Central Catholic High School |
| 116. | Philadelphia Phillies | Carson Ragsdale | RHP | USF |
| 117. | Chicago Cubs | Luke Little | LHP | San Jacinto College North (Texas) |
| 118. | Boston Red Sox | Jeremy Wu-Yelland | LHP | Hawaii |
| 119. | Arizona Diamondbacks | AJ Vukovich | 3B | East Troy High School (Wisconsin) |
| 120. | New York Mets | Matthew Dyer | C | Arizona |
| 121. | Milwaukee Brewers | Joey Wiemer | OF | Cincinnati |
| 122. | St. Louis Cardinals | Ian Bedell | RHP | Missouri |
| 123. | Washington Nationals | Brady Lindsly | C | Oklahoma |
| 124. | Cleveland Indians | Milan Tolentino | SS | Santa Margarita High School (California) |
| 125. | Tampa Bay Rays | Tanner Murray | SS | UC Davis |
| 126. | Atlanta Braves | Spencer Strider | RHP | Clemson |
| 127. | Oakland Athletics | Dane Ackher | RHP | Oklahoma |
| 128. | Minnesota Twins | Marco Raya | RHP | United South High School (Texas) |
| 129. | New York Yankees | Beck Way | RHP | Northwest Florida State |
| 130. | Los Angeles Dodgers | Carson Taylor | C | Virginia Tech |
| 131. | Houston Astros | Zach Daniels | OF | Tennessee |
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132. | Detroit Tigers | Keith Colt | 3B | Biloxi High School (Mississippi) |
| 133. | Baltimore Orioles | Carter Baumler | RHP | Dowling Catholic High School (Iowa) |
| 134. | Miami Marlins | Kyle Hurt | RHP | USC |
| 135. | Kansas City Royals | Will Klein | RHP | Eastern Illinois |
| 136. | Toronto Blue Jays | Zach Britton | OF | Louisville |
| 137. | Seattle Mariners | Taylor Dollard | RHP | Cal Poly |
| 138. | Pittsburgh Pirates | Logan Hofmann | RHP | Northwestern State |
| 139. | San Diego Padres | Jagger Haynes | LHP | West Columbus High School (North Carolina) |
| 140. | Colorado Rockies | Jack Blomgren | SS | Michigan |
| 141. | Los Angeles Angels | Adam Seminaris | LHP | Long Beach State |
| 142. | Chicago White Sox | Bailey Horn | LHP | Auburn |
| 143. | Cincinnati Reds | Joe Boyle | RHP | Notre Dame |
| 144. | San Francisco Giants | Ryan Murphy | C | Le Moyne College |
| 145. | Texas Rangers | Thomas Saggese | SS | Carlsbad High School (California) |
| 146. | Philadelphia Phillies | Baron Radcliff | OF | Georgia Tech |
| 147. | Chicago Cubs | Koen Moreno | RHP | Panther Creek High School (RHP) |
| 148. | Boston Red Sox | Shane Drohan | LHP | Florida State |
| 149. | Arizona Diamondbacks | Brandon Pfaadt | RHP | Bellarmine University |
| 150. | New York Mets | Eric Orze | RHP | University of New Orleans |
| 151. | Milwaukee Brewers | Hayden Cantrelle | SS | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| 152. | St. Louis Cardinals | LJ Jones IV | OF | Long Beach State |
| 153. | Washington Nationals | Mitchell Parker | LHP | San Jacinto College North |
| 154. | Cleveland Indians | Mason Hickman | RHP | Vanderbilt |
| 155. | Tampa Bay Rays | Jeff Hakanson | RHP | Central Florida |
| 156. | Atlanta Braves | Bryce Elder | RHP | Texas |
| 157. | Oakland Athletics | Stevie Emanuels | RHP | Washington |
| 158. | Minnesota Twins | Kala'i Rosario | OF | Waiakea High School (Hawaii) |
| 159. | Los Angeles Dodgers | Gavin Stone | RHP | Central Arkansas |
| 160. | Houston Astros | Shay Whitcomb | RHP | UC San Diego |