2016 MLB Draft: High School Players Lead First Round Selections
- Updated: June 10, 2016

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Every year young baseball players wait in anticipation to hear their name called as the next step to making their Major League dreams come true. This year’s draft featured a majority of high school athletes being selected in the first round. While it seems that their big league plans would be a few years away still, there are a few players that have the potential and star power to make it sooner than later.
Below are the First twenty selections of the 2016 MLB Draft:
- Philadelphia Phillies: Mickey Moniak, OF (La Costa Canyon HS, CA)
- Cincinnati Reds: Nick Senzel, 3B (Tennessee)
- Atlanta Braves: Ian Anderson, RHP (Shenendehowa HS, NY)
- Colorado Rockies: Riley Pint, RHP (Saint Thomas Aquinas HS, KS)
- Milwaukee Brewers: Corey Ray, OF (Louisville)
- Oakland A’s: A.J. Puk, LHP (Florida)
- Miami Marlins: Braxton Garrett, LHP (Florence HS)
- San Diego Padres: Cal Quantrilll, RHP (Stanford)
- Detroit Tigers: Matt Manningm RHP (Sheldon HS)
- Chicago White Sox: Zack Collins, C (Miami)
- Seattle Mariners: Kyle Lewis, OF (Mercer)
- Boston Red Sox: Jason Groome, LHP (Barnegat HS, NJ)
- Tampa Bay Rays: Joshua Lowe, 3B (Pope HS, GA)
- Cleveland Indians: Will Benson, OF (Westminster Schools)
- Minnesota Twins: Alex Kirilloff, OF (Plum HS, PA)
- LA Angels: Matt Thaiss, C (Virginia)
- Houston Astros: Forrest Whitley, RHP ( Alamo Heights HS, TX)
- New York Yankees: Blake Rutherford, OF (Chaminade College Prep, CA)
- New York Mets: Justin Dunn, RHP (Boston College)
- LA Dodgers: Gavin Lux, SS (Indian Trail, HS)
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