2007 Major League Baseball draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | June 7–8, 2007 |
Overview | |
1453 total selections | |
First selection | David Price Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
First round selections | 64 |
The 2007 Major League Baseball draft, was an annual choosing of high school and college baseball players, held on June 7, 2007 and June 8, 2007. The first day session of the draft included the first 25 rounds and was scheduled to be broadcast "live" from Orlando, Florida on television for the first time, [1] on ESPN2 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (1800–2200 UTC). [2] Previously the conference call format draft was broadcast live, along with commentary, on both draft days exclusively from the MLB.com website as streaming audio. In total, the draft featured 50 rounds and 1453 selections. [3]
= All-Star | |
= Never played in the Major Leagues |
Ross Detwiler was the first 2007 draftee to play in the major leagues. [4]
David Price became the first player from the 2007 draft to be the starting pitcher of an All-Star Game in 2010. He was also the first pitcher to pitch in the Post-Season and World Series pitching in relief for the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays in the 2008 World Series. He was also the first player in this draft to win a Cy Young Award (which he won in 2012).
Jason Heyward became the first position player from the 2007 draft to be a starter of an All-Star Game in 2010.
Rick Porcello was the first player from the 2007 draft to be named as a starter at the outset of the season from Spring training. He initially started the 2009 season in the 5th rotation spot for the Detroit Tigers but by mid-season was promoted to the 3rd starter.
Madison Bumgarner was the first 2007 draftee to win the World Series and did so in the World Series with the San Francisco Giants in 2010. He also was the first player to win the World Series MVP award (which he won in 2014).
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