amateur draft

Baltimore infielder Jackson Holliday, the top pick in last year’s amateur draft and a son of former All-Star Matt Holliday, was among 14 first-round selections chosen for the All-Star Futures Game at Seattle on July 8.

Major League Baseball’s amateur draft began with the first of a pandemic-shortened five rounds. Arizona State's Spencer Torkelson was picked No. 1 overall by the Detroit Tigers.

Before the first pick was made at the amateur draft, Major League Baseball delivered a message: The sport stands fully behind the Black Lives Matter movement.

The Boston Red Sox was stripped of its second-round pick in this year’s draft for sign stealing and former manager Alex Cora was banned through the 2020 postseason.