The 2026 edition of the Major League Baseball Draft is well underway! The action got started early on Saturday afternoon with the Chicago White Sox making UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky the No. 1 overall selection, and though the New York Yankees had to wait 34 more picks to get their first in, they seemingly got a good one to set the tone.
MLB set up Day 1 of the draft to include the first four rounds, and since the Yankees didn’t lose any due to free agent-signing qualifying offer compensation, they subsequently had four picks. Arkansas lefty Hunter Dietz, British Columbia prep southpaw Sean Duncan, Oklahoma catcher Brendan Brock, and Cal State Fullerton outfielder Paul Gutierrez-Contreras II are the newest Baby Bombers, pending their signings. Jonathan wrote up a full analysis of the Day 1 activity in Yankeeland.
A total of 16 more draft picks await us today! MLB will begin Round 5 at 11:30am ET today in a less formal capacity than yesterday (primarily via webcast/conference call on MLB.com), and the pace will be quick as they march toward the 20th and final round. We’ll have you covered with gradually updated articles on Rounds 5-10, 11-15, and 16-20, separately.
To help conveniently track all of the Yankees’ picks — from the selection process to any known eventual signing news — I’ve assembled this tracker that will also be regularly updated throughout July. If available, I’ve included their Instagram handles if you have any interest in following them.
Draft pick signing news can be a slow process and team assignments might be even fuzzier, but we’ll do our best to keep you posted. Players have until 5:00 PM ET on July 27th to sign unless they’re college seniors who have already used up their years of eligibility. As always, give us a shout in the comments section of this post if you see any news that needs to be added.
| Round | Pos. | Player | School | DOB | Slot Value | Status/Bonus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (35) | LHP | Hunter Dietz | Arkansas | 3/3/05 | @dietzhunter_ | $2,826,700 | TBD |
| 2 (63) | LHP | Sean Duncan | Terry Fox SS (BC) | 5/9/08 | @seankd2008 | $1,451,700 | TBD |
| 3 (99) | C | Brendan Brock | Oklahoma | 8/3/04 | @brendannnbrock | $792,300 | TBD |
| 4 (127) | OF | Paul Gutierrez-Contreras II | CSU Fullerton | 8/5/05 | @paulanthony1514 | $603,500 | TBD |
| 5 (160) | C | Bear Harrison | Texas A&M | 1/17/05 | @bearharrison_ | $437,200 | TBD |
| 6 (189) | 3B | Andrew Gonzalez | Americas HS (TX) | 2/20/08 | @drewgonzalez_3 | $341,800 | TBD |
| 7 (218) | RHP | Michael Harpster | East Tennessee St. | 3/21/05 | @michael_harpster1 | $270,000 | TBD |
| 8 (248) | RHP/DH | Luke Pettitte | Dallas Baptist | 6/19/05 | @luke_pettitte21 | $223,100 | TBD |
| 9 (278) | RHP | David Leslie | Pittsburgh | 4/8/03 | @davidleslie44 | $203,500 | TBD |
| 10 (308) | SS | Bayram Hot | Louisville | 2/16/04 | @bayram_hot | $193,000 | TBD |
| 11 (338) | SS | Anthony Potestio | UC San Diego | 11/5/04 | @anthony.potestio | TBD | |
| 12 (368) | RHP | Austin Berggren | Miami U. (OH) | 9/17/03 | @austinberggren35 | TBD | |
| 13 (398) | OF | Lee Garris | Maury HS (VA) | 12/20/07 | @lee.garris | TBD | |
| 14 (428) | OF | Diego Castellanos | St. Mary’s | 1/26/05 | @diggy.castellanos | TBD | |
| 15 (458) | SS | William Cutshall | Seneca HS (HS) | 5/25/08 | @williamcutshall_ | TBD | |
| 16 (488) | RHP | Garrett Ahern | Grand Canyon | 12/28/04 | @notgarrettahern | TBD | |
| 17 (518) | TBD | ||||||
| 18 (548) | TBD | ||||||
| 19 (578) | TBD | ||||||
| 20 (608) | TBD |
Note: Teams are allotted $150,000 per pick for each selection from Rounds 11-20. This doesn’t count toward their total bonus pool, though they are permitted to use any leftover bonus funds to increase their offers beyond $150,000 to these players.
Post-draft updates
TBD
