The 2026 MLB Draft in Philadelphia kept rolling well beyond the opening rounds, and high school talent kept coming off the board all the way through Round 20. More than 100 prep players heard their names called over the two-day event, with the first two rounds covered separately.
Here’s how the high school standouts were selected in Rounds 3 through 20:
The Washington Nationals opened the stretch at No. 78 with Luke Williams, a shortstop from Franklin Regional in Pennsylvania. Minnesota followed at No. 79 with pitcher Ethan Wachsmann out of Grandview in Colorado, while Atlanta took right-hander Jensen Hirschkorn from Kingsburg, California, at No. 84.
A run of arms continued with Tampa Bay’s pick of Gavin Giese from Dana Hills in California at No. 85 and Texas selecting Brody Bumila, a pitcher from Bishop Feehan in Massachusetts, at No. 89.
Houston then went with shortstop Keon Johnson from First Presbyterian in Georgia at No. 93, and Boston added another infielder in Jace Mataczynski from Hudson High School in Wisconsin at No. 96.
The Nationals came back at No. 106 for pitcher Cooper Harris of Flower Mound, Texas. Pittsburgh used the next high school name at No. 108 on outfielder Andruw Giles from Basic High School in Nevada, and Baltimore chose outfielder Kevin Roberts Jr. from Jackson Prep in Mississippi at No. 110.
Miami took outfielder Wessley Roberson from Glynn Academy in Georgia at No. 115, Kansas City picked outfielder Dominic Battista from Oswego East in Illinois at No. 119, and Detroit selected shortstop Dominic Pellegrin from Holy Cross High School in Louisiana at No. 125.
Milwaukee added pitcher Julian Garcia from St. John Bosco in California at No.
130, Toronto grabbed catcher Will Brick from Christian Brothers High School in Tennessee at No. 131, and Chicago’s White Sox chose pitcher Tyler Putnam from Battle High School in Missouri at No. 136.
The Reds took shortstop Dylan Bowen from Hanover Central in Indiana at No. 154, while the White Sox returned at No. 166 for outfielder Alex Weingartner from St. Augustine Prep in New Jersey. New York’s Yankees then selected third baseman Andrew Gonzalez from Americas High School in Texas at No. 189, and Cleveland followed at No. 213 with pitcher Savion Sims from Prestonwood Christian in Texas.
Boston stayed active later in the draft, taking outfielder Martin Shelar from Marist School in Georgia at No. 274 and pitcher Kaleb LaFavor from Bishop Heelan High School in Iowa at No. 304.
Colorado used No. 314 on pitcher Gavin Swartz from Normal Community High School in Illinois, and Arizona went with first baseman Cody Boshell from Bishop Snyder High School in Florida at No. 326.
Texas added outfielder Jordan Hawkins from Carl Albert High School in Oklahoma at No. 327.
The Angels took pitcher Jacob Sammis from Glynn Academy in Georgia at No. 349, and San Francisco selected outfielder Josiah Kemp from Choctaw in Oklahoma at No. 358.
Colorado came back at No. 374 for outfielder Juriel Collazo from Christian Military Academy in Puerto Rico.
The Mets picked catcher Jacob Madrid from Notre Dame High School in California at No. 390, the Cubs chose catcher Emanuel Hernandez from Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy in Puerto Rico at No. 397, and the Yankees added outfielder Lee Garris from Maury High School in Virginia at No. 398.
Pittsburgh took pitcher Damarcus Rideout-Carter from Heart Lake in Ontario at No. 408, Kansas City selected catcher Banks Wickersham from Fort Dorchester in South Carolina at No. 419, and Philadelphia went with pitcher Patrick Clemmey from Avon Old Farms in Connecticut at No.
- Washington then picked catcher Francisco Rivero from Canyon del Oro in Arizona at No.
The Angels used No. 439 on shortstop Cameron Jackson from Georgia Premier High School in Georgia, Houston selected shortstop James Tronstein from Harvard-Westlake in California at No. 451, and Milwaukee added pitcher Keaton Maiorana from Mountain Vista in Colorado at No. 461.
The Dodgers took outfielder Aemed Nasser from Central Pointe Christian Academy in Venezuela at No. 463, Cleveland selected pitcher Sebastian Rolon from Central Pointe Christian Academy in Venezuela at No. 483, and Milwaukee went back to the mound with pitcher Bradyn Havard from George County High School in Mississippi at No. 491.
Washington chose shortstop Isaiah Galason from Houston County High School in Georgia at No. 496, San Diego picked pitcher Denton Lord from South Walton in Florida at No. 515, and Colorado selected outfielder Blake Bowen from JSerra Catholic High School in California at No. 524.
Pittsburgh took outfielder Malachi Washington from Parkview in Georgia at No. 528, the Mets selected pitcher Marcus Ward from King’s Ridge Christian School in Georgia at No. 540, and Seattle chose outfielder Dominic Santarelli from St. Joseph Catholic Academy in Wisconsin at No.
- Milwaukee then picked pitcher Brady Smith from East Carter County in Missouri at No.
Los Angeles added shortstop Max Irving from Montverde Academy in Florida at No. 553, Texas took pitcher Selden Kolkebeck from Northern Valley Regional in New Jersey at No. 567, and Boston selected pitcher Luis Calderon from El Shaddai Christian in Puerto Rico at No. 574.
Philadelphia went with catcher Braeden Lipoff from Gloucester Catholic in New Jersey at No. 579, Toronto selected shortstop Cole Travers from St.
John Neumann in Florida at No. 582, and Colorado closed the list with outfielder Dimitri Williams Jr. from Bishop O’Dowd in California at No. 584.
Toronto’s final high school pick in the group came at No. 612, where the Blue Jays selected outfielder Eddie Rosado Jr. from Holy Ghost Prep School in Pennsylvania.
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