<Ul> <Li> ← 2017 </Li> <Li> MLB draft </Li> <Li> 2019 → </Li> </Ul> <P> The 2018 Major League Baseball (MLB) First - Year Player Draft began on June 4, 2018 . The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams . The draft order was determined based on the reverse order of the 2017 MLB season final standings . In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2017 MLB Draft and for teams who lose qualifying free agents . The first 43 picks, including the first round and compensatory picks, were broadcast by MLB Network on June 4 . The remainder of the draft was streamed on MLB.com on June 5 and 6 . </P> <P> With a tie for the worst record in the 2017 MLB season at 64--98, the Detroit Tigers received the first overall pick ahead of the San Francisco Giants via a tiebreaker . The Detroit Tigers selected Casey Mize with the first overall pick in the draft . There were a total of 40 rounds in the draft, with 1,214 players selected . </P> <Table> Key <Tr> <Th> * </Th> <Td> Player did not sign </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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