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MLB Draft 2020: How To Watch, Draft Order, Schedule
Major Leauge Baseball's amateur draft kicks off Wednesday night with the first of five rounds.
The 2020 Major League Baseball draft, otherwise known as the First-Year Players Draft, will begin Wednesday night against a backdrop of stalled negotiations between players and owners over when the 2020 season will begin.
The draft will span a pandemic-shortened five rounds across two days — a figure that is drastically under the standard 40 rounds of drafting.
The MLB originally planned the event for Omaha, Nebraska, at the site of the College World Series, but the league readjusted due to coronavirus crisis. The draft will now take place remotely, with teams' front offices interacting through video calls.
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The Detroit Tigers have the No. 1 overall pick for the second time in three years.
Here's what you need to know about the draft schedule, how to watch it, and the pick order.
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Schedule
Day 1
Date: Wednesday
Time: 7 p.m. EDT
Picks: One through 37
Day 2
Date: Thursday
Time: 5 p.m. EDT
Picks: 38 through 160
How To Watch
Wednesday: You can watch the draft with live coverage on MLB Network and ESPN. You can also stream the event live on MLB.com.
Thursday: You can watch the draft with live coverage on MLB Network and ESPN2, plus livestreaming on MLB.com. There will also be a preview show on MLB Network at 4 p.m.
First-Round Draft Order
- Detroit Tigers
- Baltimore Orioles
- Miami Marlins
- Kansas City Royals
- Toronto Blue Jays
- Seattle Mariners
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- San Diego Padres
- Colorado Rockies
- Los Angeles Angels
- Chicago White Sox
- Cincinnati Reds
- San Francisco Giants
- Texas Rangers
- Philadelphia Phillies
- Chicago Cubs
- Boston Red Sox
- Arizona Diamondbacks
- New York Mets
- Milwaukee Brewers
- St. Louis Cardinals
- Washington Nationals
- Cleveland Indians
- Tampa Bay Rays
- Atlanta Braves
- Oakland Athletics
- Minnesota Twins
- New York Yankees
- Los Angeles Dodgers
The Houston Astros were stripped of their first- and second-round picks in the 2020 draft as part of their punishment for their actions in the sign-stealing scandal.
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