1989 Major League Baseball draft

Baseball draft of amateur players August 2023 1989 Major League Baseball draft June 5-x, 1989 Ben McDonaldBaltimore Orioles 30 14901989 MLB Draft History https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?draft_round=87&year_ID=1989&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round baseball-reference.com 19 June 2013 5 1B Frank Thomas 1B Jeff Bagwell SS Trevor Hoffman 3B/1B Jim Thome 2B Jeff Kent 1988 1990 The 1989 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1989. The draft saw the Baltimore Orioles select Ben McDonald first overall. First-round selections The following are the first round picks in the 1989 Major League Baseball draft on June 5. = All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer PickPlayerTeamPositionSchool 1 Ben McDonald Baltimore Orioles RHP LSU 2 Tyler Houston Atlanta Braves C Valley High School (NV) 3 Roger Salkeld Seattle Mariners RHP Saugus High School (CA) 4 Jeff Jackson Philadelphia Phillies OF Simeon High School (IL) 5 Donald Harris Texas Rangers OF Texas Tech 6 Paul Coleman St. Louis Cardinals OF Frankston High School (TX) 7Frank Thomas Chicago White Sox 1B Auburn 8 Earl Cunningham Chicago Cubs OF Lancaster High School (SC) 9 Kyle Abbott California Angels LHP Long Beach State 10Charles Johnson Montreal Expos C Westwood High School (FL) 11 Calvin Murray Cleveland Indians 3B W.T. White High School (TX) 12 Jeff Juden Houston Astros RHP Salem High School (MA) 13 Brent Mayne Kansas City Royals C Cal State Fullerton 14 Steve Hosey San Francisco Giants OF Fresno State 15 Kiki Jones Los Angeles Dodgers RHP Hillsborough High School (FL) 16 Greg Blosser Boston Red Sox OF Sarasota High School (FL) 17 Cal Eldred Milwaukee Brewers RHP Iowa 18 Willie Greene Pittsburgh Pirates SS Jones County High School (GA) 19 Eddie Zosky Toronto Blue Jays SS Fresno State 20 Scott Bryant Cincinnati Reds OF Texas 21 Greg Gohr Detroit Tigers RHP Santa Clara 22 Tom Goodwin Los Angeles Dodgers OF Fresno State 23Mo Vaughn Boston Red Sox 1B Seton Hall 24 Alan Zinter New York Mets C Arizona 25Chuck Knoblauch Minnesota Twins 2B Texas A&M 26 Scott Burrell Seattle Mariners RHP Hamden High School (CT) Supplemental first round selections PickPlayerTeamPositionSchool 27Todd Jones Houston Astros RHP Jacksonville State 28 Jamie McAndrew Los Angeles Dodgers RHP Florida 29 Kevin Morton Boston Red Sox LHP Seton Hall 30 Gordon Powell Milwaukee Brewers 3B Hughes HS (Cincinnati)Baseball-Reference.com Draft Database Other notable players Brian Hunter, 2nd round, 35th overall by the Houston Astros Tim Salmon, 3rd round, 69th overall by the California Angels Jerry Dipoto, 3rd round, 71st overall by the Cleveland Indians Shane Reynolds†, 3rd round, 72nd overall by the Houston Astros John Olerud†, 3rd round, 79th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays Phil Nevin†, 3rd round, 82nd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign Eric Wedge, 3rd round, 83rd overall by the Boston Red Sox Brook Fordyce, 3rd round, 84th overall by the New York Mets Denny Neagle†, 3rd round, 85th overall by the Minnesota Twins Jeff Bagwell‡, 4th round, 110th overall by the Boston Red Sox Scott Erickson†, 4th round, 112th overall by the Minnesota Twins Ryan Klesko†, 4th round, 116th overall by the Atlanta Braves Alan Embree, 5th round, 125th overall by the Cleveland Indians J. 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Snow, 5th round, 129th overall by the New York Yankees Paul Quantrill†, 6th round, 163rd overall by the Boston Red Sox Russ Springer, 7th round, 181st overall by the New York Yankees Butch Huskey, 7th round, 190th overall by the New York Mets Curt Leskanic, 8th round, 203rd overall by the Cleveland Indians Mike Lansing, 9th round, 219th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign Sterling Hitchcock, 9th round, 233rd overall by the New York Yankees Jeffrey Hammonds†, 9th round, 237th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign Chad Mottola, 10th round, 245th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign Scot McCloughan, 10th round, 266th overall by the New York Mets Marty Cordova, 10th round, 269th overall by the Minnesota Twins Kelly Stinnett, 11th round, 281st overall by the Cleveland Indians Trevor Hoffman‡, 11th round, 290th overall by the Cincinnati Reds Jim Thome‡, 13th round, 333rd overall by the Cleveland Indians Mike Trombley, 14th round, 373rd overall by the Minnesota Twins Pat Rapp, 15th round, 388th overall by the San Francisco Giants Gregg Zaun, 17th round, 427th overall by the Baltimore Orioles Brian Giles†, 17th round, 437th overall by the Cleveland Indians Mark Grudzielanek†, 17th round, 450th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign Tim Worrell, 20th round, 520th overall by the San Diego Padres Jeff Kent‡, 20th round, 523rd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays Robert Person, 25th round, 645th overall by the Cleveland Indians Joe Randa, 30th round, 773rd overall by the California Angels, but did not sign Joe Borowski, 32nd round, 823rd overall by the Chicago White Sox Dana Brown, 35th round, 898th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies Hilly Hathaway, 35th round, 903rd overall by the California Angels Jorge Posada†, 43rd round, 1,116th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign Jason Giambi†, 43rd round, 1,118th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers, but did not sign Eric Young†, 43rd round, 1,123rd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers Chad Curtis, 45th round, 1,157th overall by the California Angels Bobby Magallanes, 50th round, 1,260th overall by the Seattle Mariners Denny Hocking, 52nd round, 1,314th overall by the Minnesota Twins † All-Star ‡ Hall of Famer NBA/NFL players drafted Scott Burrell, 1st round, 26th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign Jeff Brohm, 7th round, 176th overall by the Montreal Expos, but did not sign Rodney Peete, 13th round, 348th overall by the Oakland Athletics, but did not sign Marcus Robertson, 19th round, 489th overall by the Cleveland Indians, but did not sign References External links Complete 1989 draft list from Baseballist.com 1st Overall Picks Andy Benes Chipper Jones Ben McDonald Category:Major League Baseball draft Draft Major League Baseball draft