2026 MLB draft tracker live updates: Picks and analysis

The 2026 MLB draft begins at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, with the Chicago White Sox on the clock for the first overall pick.

Will the White Sox take one of the shortstops (UCLA's Roch Cholowsky or Texas prep Grady Emerson) high on ESPN MLB draft analyst Kiley McDaniel's draft rankings, or will they opt for a catcher in Georgia Tech star Vahn Lackey?

What will the Tampa Bay Rays, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates do as they follow Chicago in the top five? And who will be the biggest steals -- and stretches -- of Day 1?

Follow along for pick-by-pick coverage, with ESPN MLB experts David Schoenfield and Dan Mullen breaking down everything you need to know about who your favorite team took in the first round as the picks come off the board.

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Day 1 draft order

First round

1.Chicago White Sox

2. Tampa Bay Rays

3. Minnesota Twins

4. San Francisco Giants

5. Pittsburgh Pirates

6. Kansas City Royals

7. Baltimore Orioles

8. Athletics

9. Atlanta Braves

10. Colorado Rockies

11. Washington Nationals

12. Los Angeles Angels

13. St. Louis Cardinals

14. Miami Marlins

15. Arizona Diamondbacks

16. Texas Rangers

17. Houston Astros

18. Cincinnati Reds

19. Cleveland Guardians

20. Boston Red Sox

21. San Diego Padres

22. Detroit Tigers

23. Chicago Cubs

24. Seattle Mariners

25. Milwaukee Brewers

Note: The Mets, Blue Jays, Yankees, Phillies and Dodgers all received a 10-pick penalty on their first pick for exceeding the second surcharge threshold of MLB's competitive balance tax.

Prospect Promotion Incentive picks

26. Atlanta Braves (For Drake Baldwin NL ROY win)

27. New York Mets (10-pick CBT penalty)

28. Houston Astros (For Hunter Brown top-three Cy Young finish)

Competitive Balance Round A

29. San Francisco Giants (Acquired from CLE)

30. Kansas City Royals

31. Arizona Diamondbacks

32. St. Louis Cardinals

33. Tampa Bay Rays (Acquired from BAL)

34. Pittsburgh Pirates

35. New York Yankees (10-pick CBT penalty)

36. Philadelphia Phillies (10-pick CBT penalty)

37. Colorado Rockies

Second round

38. Colorado Rockies

39. Toronto Blue Jays (10-pick CBT penalty)

40. Los Angeles Dodgers (10-pick CBT penalty)

41. Chicago White Sox

42. Washington Nationals

43. Minnesota Twins

44. Pittsburgh Pirates

45. Los Angeles Angels

46. Baltimore Orioles

47. Athletics

48. Atlanta Braves

49. Tampa Bay Rays

50. St. Louis Cardinals

51. Pittsburgh Pirates

52. Miami Marlins

53. Arizona Diamondbacks

54. Texas Rangers

55. San Francisco Giants

56. Kansas City Royals

57. Houston Astros

58. Cincinnati Reds

59. Cleveland Guardians

60. San Diego Padres

61. Detroit Tigers

62. Chicago Cubs

63. New York Yankees

64. Philadelphia Phillies

65. Seattle Mariners

66. Milwaukee Brewers

Competitive Balance Round B

67. Boston Red Sox

68. St. Louis Cardinals

69. Detroit Tigers

70. Cincinnati Reds

71. Miami Marlins

72. St. Louis Cardinals

73. Athletics

74. Minnesota Twins

Compensation picks

75. Chicago Cubs (For Kyle Tucker)

Third round

76. Colorado Rockies

77. Chicago White Sox

78. Washington Nationals

79. Minnesota Twins

80. Pittsburgh Pirates

81. Los Angeles Angels

82. Baltimore Orioles

83. Athletics

84. Atlanta Braves

85. Tampa Bay Rays

86. St. Louis Cardinals

87. Miami Marlins

88. Arizona Diamondbacks

89. Texas Rangers

90. San Francisco Giants

91. Kansas City Royals

92. New York Mets

93. Houston Astros

94. Cincinnati Reds

95. Cleveland Guardians

96. Boston Red Sox

97. San Diego Padres

98. Chicago Cubs

99. New York Yankees

100. Philadelphia Phillies

101. Seattle Mariners

102. Milwaukee Brewers

103. Toronto Blue Jays

Fourth round

104. Colorado Rockies

105. Chicago White Sox

106. Washington Nationals

107. Minnesota Twins

108. Pittsburgh Pirates

109. Los Angeles Angels

110. Baltimore Orioles

111. Athletics

112. Atlanta Braves

113. Tampa Bay Rays

114. St. Louis Cardinals

115. Miami Marlins

116. Arizona Diamondbacks

117. Texas Rangers

118. San Francisco Giants

119. Kansas City Royals

120. New York Mets

121. Houston Astros

122. Cincinnati Reds

123. Cleveland Guardians

124. San Diego Padres

125. Detroit Tigers

126. Chicago Cubs

127. New York Yankees

128. Philadelphia Phillies

129. Seattle Mariners

130. Milwaukee Brewers

131. Toronto Blue Jays

132. Los Angeles Dodgers

Comp picks

133. Houston Astros

134. San Diego Padres

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