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1979 Major League Baseball draft

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The 1979 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was held on June 5–7, 1979, via conference call.

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First round selections

The following are the first round picks in the 1979 Major League Baseball draft.

* Did not sign

Background

Later rounds of the draft included the following notable players:

  • Marty Barrett (Boston)
  • Brett Butler† (Atlanta)
  • Gary Gaetti† (Minnesota)
  • Von Hayes† (Cleveland)
  • Don Mattingly† (New York Yankees)
  • Pete O'Brien (Texas)
  • † All-Star
    ‡ Hall of Famer


    A number of future football players were drafted in 1979, including John Elway (Kansas City), Kevin House (St. Louis), Dan Marino (Kansas City), Jay Schroeder (Toronto), Jack Thompson (Seattle), and Curt Warner (Philadelphia).

    References

    1979 Major League Baseball draft Wikipedia


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