2026 MLB Draft Day 1 Tracker and Open Thread

Atlanta Braves

The 2026 MLB Draft is set to take place in Philadelphia today at 1:00 pm, and it is going to be a monumental day for the Atlanta Braves. On the heels of their disappointing 2025 season they hold they 9th overall pick — the highest pick for them since 2019 — along with an extra first round pick at 26th overall thanks to Drake Baldwin winning Rookie of the Year. You can stick around Battery Power for wall-to-wall coverage of the draft over the next two days, and here we’ll be keeping up with every pick from day one. We will be updating this article as each pick is announced so follow along, have fun, and join us for a chat in the comments.

1. Chicago White Sox – SS Roch Cholowsky, UCLA

2. Tampa Bay Rays – SS Grady Emerson, Fort Worth Christian HS (TX)

3. Minnesota Twins – C Vahn Lackey, Georgia Tech

4. San Francisco Giants – RHP Jackson Flora, UC Santa Barbara

5. Pittsburgh Pirates – OF Derek Curiel, LSU

6. Kansas City Royals – OF Zion Rose, Louisville

7. Baltimore Orioles – OF Eric Booth Jr., Oak Grove HS (MS)

8. Athletics – OF Drew Burress, Georgia Tech

9. Atlanta Braves – OF AJ Gracia, Virginia — The Braves are going to be looking to spread out money once again this draft, going a bit down the consensus boards to draft a top tier hitter with the potential to play up the middle at the next level. Gracia joins a system with replenished position player depth. More info from Battery Power’s draft expert Matt Powers can be found in our main post here https://www.batterypower.com/atlanta-braves-prospects/135309/braves-select-aj-gracia-with-9th-pick-in-2026-mlb-draft

10. Colorado Rockies – SS Tyler Bell, Kentucky

11. Washington Nationals – 2B Chris Hacopian, Texas A&M

12. Los Angeles Angels – OF Jared Grindlinger, Huntington Beach HS (CA)

13. St. Louis Cardinals – OF Trevor Condon, Etowah HS (GA)

14. Miami Marlins – SS Jacob Lombard, Gulliver Prep HS (FL)

15. Arizona Diamondbacks – C Ryder Helfick, Arkansas

16. Texas Rangers – LHP Gio Rojas, Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS (FL)

17. Houston Astros – OF Logan Hughes, Texas Tech

18. Cincinnati Reds – SS Justin Lebron, Alabama

19. Cleveland Guardians – RHP Liam Peterson, Florida

20. Boston Red Sox – SS Jake Schaffner, North Carolina

21. San Diego Padres – RHP Coleman Borthwick, South Walton HS (FL)

22. Detroit Tigers – RHP Cameron Flukey, Coastal Carolina

23. Chicago Cubs – RHP Cade Townsend, Mississippi

24. Seattle Mariners – 3B Ace Reese, Mississippi State

25. Milwaukee Brewers – SS Trey Ebel, Corona HS (CA)

Chicago White Sox – SS Roch Cholowsky, UCLA

Tampa Bay Rays – SS Grady Emerson, Fort Worth Christian HS (TX)

Minnesota Twins – C Vahn Lackey, Georgia Tech

San Francisco Giants – RHP Jackson Flora, UC Santa Barbara

Pittsburgh Pirates – OF Derek Curiel, LSU

Kansas City Royals – OF Zion Rose, Louisville

Baltimore Orioles – OF Eric Booth Jr., Oak Grove HS (MS)

Athletics – OF Drew Burress, Georgia Tech

Atlanta Braves – OF AJ Gracia, Virginia — The Braves are going to be looking to spread out money once again this draft, going a bit down the consensus boards to draft a top tier hitter with the potential to play up the middle at the next level. Gracia joins a system with replenished position player depth. More info from Battery Power’s draft expert Matt Powers can be found in our main post here https://www.batterypower.com/atlanta-braves-prospects/135309/braves-select-aj-gracia-with-9th-pick-in-2026-mlb-draft

Colorado Rockies – SS Tyler Bell, Kentucky

Washington Nationals – 2B Chris Hacopian, Texas A&M

Los Angeles Angels – OF Jared Grindlinger, Huntington Beach HS (CA)

St. Louis Cardinals – OF Trevor Condon, Etowah HS (GA)

Miami Marlins – SS Jacob Lombard, Gulliver Prep HS (FL)

Arizona Diamondbacks – C Ryder Helfick, Arkansas

Texas Rangers – LHP Gio Rojas, Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS (FL)

Houston Astros – OF Logan Hughes, Texas Tech

Cincinnati Reds – SS Justin Lebron, Alabama

Cleveland Guardians – RHP Liam Peterson, Florida

Boston Red Sox – SS Jake Schaffner, North Carolina

San Diego Padres – RHP Coleman Borthwick, South Walton HS (FL)

Detroit Tigers – RHP Cameron Flukey, Coastal Carolina

Chicago Cubs – RHP Cade Townsend, Mississippi

Seattle Mariners – 3B Ace Reese, Mississippi State

Milwaukee Brewers – SS Trey Ebel, Corona HS (CA)

1. Atlanta Braves – OF Carter Beck, Indiana State — A surprise pick, the Braves grabbed a guy who had a great combine and was rising up draft boards late. More from Matt Powers: https://www.batterypower.com/atlanta-braves-prospects/135475/carter-beck-2026-mlb-draft-26th-pick-ppi

2. New York Mets – RHP Carson Wiggins, Arkansas

3. Houston Astros – RHP Jack Radel, Notre Dame

4. San Francisco Giants – LHP Carson Bolemon, Southside Christian HS (SC)

5. Kansas City Royals – RHP Taylor Rabe, Mississippi

6. Arizona Diamondbacks – RHP Blake Bryant, Citizens Christian HS (GA)

7. St. Louis Cardinals – RHP Tegan Kuhns, Tennessee

8. Tampa Bay Rays – SS Taj Marchand, James Island HS (SC)

9. Pittsburgh Pirates – SS Landon Thome, Nazareth Academy HS (IL)

10. New York Yankees – LHP Hunter Dietz, Arkansas

11. Philadelphia Phillies – SS Tyler Spangler, De La Salle HS (CA)

12. Colorado Rockies – C Daniel Jackson, Georgia

13. Colorado Rockies – RHP Logan Reddemann, UCLA

14. Toronto Blue Jays – LHP Cole Carlon, Arizona State

15. Los Angeles Dodgers – SS Bo Lowrance, Christ Church Episcopal HS (SC)

16. Chicago White Sox – 2B Cole Prosek, Magnolia Heights HS, (MS)

17. Washington Nationals – OF Chase Brunson, TCU

18. Minnesota Twins – C Carson Tinney, Texas

19. Pittsburgh Pirates – SS Aiden Ruiz, The Stony Brook HS (NY)

20. Los Angeles Angels – 2B Jarren Advincula, Georgia Tech

21. Baltimore Orioles – OF Ty Head, North Carolina State

22. Athletics – LHP Mason Edwards, USC

23. Atlanta Braves – RHP Kaiden McCarthy, Vermont Academy (VT) – The Braves get a high octane arm out of the high school ranks. More from Matt Powers: https://www.batterypower.com/atlanta-braves-prospects/135521/braves-select-kaiden-mccarthy-with-48th-pick-in-2026-mlb-draft

24. Tampa Bay Rays – RHP Ben Blair, Liberty

25. St. Louis Cardinals – SS Rocco Maniscalco, Oxford HS (AL)

26. Pittsburgh Pirates – 2B Chris Rembert, Auburn

27. Miami Marlins – LHP Ethan Kleinschmit, Oregon State

28. Arizona Diamondbacks – SS Carson Kerce, Georgia tech

29. Texas Rangers – SS Connor Comeau, LC Anderson HS (TX)

30. San Francisco Giants – RHP Kaden Waechter, Jesuit HS (FL

31. Kansas City Royals – RHP Jack Slightom, Lyons Township HS (IL)

32. Houston Astros – LHP Wes Mendes, Florida State

33. Cincinnati Reds – SS Eric Becker, Virginia

34. Cleveland Guardians – LHP Logan Schmidt, Ganesha HS (CA)

35. San Diego Padres – SS Elliot Lascelles, Upper Canada College HS (ON)

36. Detroit Tigers – SS Tyson LeBlanc, Kansas

37. Chicago Cubs – OF Caden Sorrell, Texas A&M

38. New York Yankees – LHP Sean Duncan, Terry Fox SS (BC)

39. Philadelphia Phillies – OF Caden Bogenpohl, Missouri State

40. Seattle Mariners – OF Jake Brown, LSU

41. Milwaukee Brewers – OF Sawyer Strosnider, TCU

42. Boston Red Sox – OF Owen Hull, North Carolina

43. St. Louis Cardinals – OF Andrew Williamson, Central Florida

44. Detroit Tigers – RHP Evan Dempsey, Florida Gulf Coast

45. Cincinnati Reds – 1B Mulivai Levu, UCLA

46. Miami Marlins – RHP Ryan Peterson, Sam Houston

47. St. Louis Cardinals – RHP Dawson Montesa, West Virginia

48. Athletics – RHP Gabe Gaeckle, Arkansas

49. Minnesota Twins – RHP Brett Renfrow, Virginia Tech

50. Chicago Cubs – 1B Myles Bailey, Florida State

51. Colorado Rockies – C Jack Natili, Cincinnati

52. Chicago White Sox – RHP Joey Volchko, Georgia

53. Washington Nationals – SS Luke Williams, Franklin Regional HS (PA)

54. Minnesota Twins – RHP Ethan Wachsman, Grandview HS (CO)

55. Pittsburgh Pirates – RHP Jason DeCaro, North Carolina

56. Los Angeles Angels – 3B Gavin Grahovac, Texas A&M

57. Baltimore Orioles – RHP Dominic Voegele, Kansas

58. Athletics – RHP Jacob Dudan, North Carolina State

59. Atlanta Braves – RHP Jensen Hirschkorn, Kingsburg HS (CA) — The Braves dip into the prep pipeline again with another righty that’s going to take an overslot bonus to sign. Hirschkorn has a 6’7″ frame with room to project to an already mid-90’s fastball.

60. Tampa Bay Rays – RHP Gavin Giese, Dana Hills HS (CA)

61. St. Louis Cardinals – OF Caden Ferraro, Texas Tech

62. Miami Marlins – SS Cam Kozeal, Arkansas

63. Arizona Diamondbacks – OF Brayden Dowd, Florida State

64. Texas Rangers – LHP Brody Bumila, Bishop Feehan HS (MA)

65. San Francisco Giants – OF Peyton Bonds, Rutgers

66. Kansas City Royals – LHP Maxx Yehl, West Virginia

67. New York Mets – OF Aiden Robbins, Texas

68. Houston Astros – SS Keon Johnson, First Presbyterian HS (GA)

69. Cincinnati Reds – RHP Ty Horn, Nebraska