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1998 Major League Baseball draft

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Date(s)
  
June 2–3, 1998

First selection
  
Pat Burrell Philadelphia Phillies

The 1998 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, was held on June 2 and 3, 1998. A total of 1445 players were drafted over the course of 50 rounds.

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Other notable players

  • Gerald Laird, 2nd round, 45th overall by the Oakland Athletics
  • Adam Dunn, 2nd round, 50th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
  • Matt Belisle, 2nd round, 52nd overall by the Atlanta Braves
  • Brandon Inge, 2nd round, 57th overall by the Detroit Tigers
  • Jody Gerut, 2nd round, 71st overall by the Colorado Rockies
  • Barry Zito, 3rd round, 83rd overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign
  • Mike Maroth, 3rd round, 85th overall by the Boston Red Sox
  • Josh Fogg, 3rd round, 89th overall by the Chicago White Sox
  • Jason Michaels, 4th round, 104th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
  • Eddy Furniss, 4th round, 118th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Javier López, 4th round, 133rd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Scott Proctor, 5th round, 156th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Ryan Vogelsong, 5th round, 158th overall by the San Francisco Giants
  • Aubrey Huff, 5th round, 162nd overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
  • Bill Hall, 6th round, 176th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
  • Matt Holliday, 7th round, 210th overall by the Colorado Rockies
  • John Buck, 7th round, 212th overall by the Houston Astros
  • David Ross, 7th round, 216th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Eric Byrnes, 8th round, 225th overall by the Oakland Athletics
  • Will Ohman, 8th round, 226th overall by the Chicago Cubs
  • Andrew Good, 8th round, 251st by the Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Joe Kennedy, 8th round, 252nd overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
  • Ryan Madson, 9th round, 254th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
  • Jack Wilson, 9th round, 258th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Mark Teixeira, 9th round, 265th overall by the Boston Red Sox, but did not sign
  • Morgan Ensberg, 9th round, 272nd overall by the Houston Astros
  • Juan Pierre, 13th round, 390th overall by the Colorado Rockies
  • Jay Gibbons, 14th round, 411th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
  • Eric Hinske, 17th round, 496th overall by the Chicago Cubs
  • J. J. Putz, 17th round, 499th overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
  • B. J. Ryan, 17th round, 500th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
  • Brian Lawrence, 17th round, 502nd overall by the San Diego Padres
  • Ty Wigginton, 17th round, 514th overall by the New York Mets
  • Mike MacDougal, 17th round, 519th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
  • Joe Beimel, 18th round, 538th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Adam LaRoche, 18th round, 550th overall by the Florida Marlins, but did not sign
  • Cliff Lee, 20th round, 609th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
  • Nick Punto, 21st round, 614th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
  • Bobby Crosby, 34th round, 1021st overall by the Anaheim Angels, but did not sign
  • Mark Buehrle, 38th round, 1139th overall by the Chicago White Sox
  • Todd Coffey, 41st round, 1220th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
  • Nyjer Morgan, 42nd round, 1260th overall by the Colorado Rockies, but did not sign
  • Mike Jacobs, 48th round, 1413th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign

    • NFL players drafted

  • Chad Hutchinson, 2nd round, 48th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Drew Henson, 3rd round, 97th overall by the New York Yankees
  • Earnest Graham, 43rd round, 1273rd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign

    • References

    1998 Major League Baseball draft Wikipedia
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