MLB Completes 20-Round 2026 Draft With 613 Picks as White Sox Take Roch Cholowsky No. 1
Updated
Updated · MLB.com · Jul 13
MLB Completes 20-Round 2026 Draft With 613 Picks as White Sox Take Roch Cholowsky No. 1
3 articles · Updated · MLB.com · Jul 13
Summary
613 players were selected across 20 rounds as MLB wrapped up its 2026 Draft on Sunday, after rounds 1-4 were completed Saturday and the process resumed online in the fifth round.
346 pitchers led all position groups in the draft pool, including 276 right-handers and 70 left-handers, while 99 outfielders and 70 shortstops were the next most common selections.
Roch Cholowsky, a 21-year-old UCLA shortstop, went first overall to the White Sox, becoming the club's third No. 1 pick and the second straight shortstop taken atop the draft.
Georgia placed 13 players to lead all schools, while California produced 95 draftees to top all states; 599 picks came from the United States, plus 10 from Canada, three from Puerto Rico and one from Japan.
The draft also extended broader talent pipelines: 30 picks were alumni of MLB development events, and 247 combine participants were selected, the second-highest total in Draft Combine history.