1989 Major League Baseball draft

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1989 Major League Baseball draft
General information
Date(s)June 5-x, 1989
Overview
1490 [1] total selections
First selection Ben McDonald
Baltimore Orioles
First round selections30
Hall of Famers
  1988
1990  

The 1989 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1989. The draft saw the Baltimore Orioles select Ben McDonald first overall.

Contents

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
6Paul Coleman St. Louis Cardinals OF Frankston High School (TX)
7 Frank Thomas Chicago White Sox 1B Auburn
8Earl Cunningham Chicago Cubs OFLancaster (SC) HS
9 Kyle Abbott California Angels LHP Long Beach State
10 Charles Johnson Montreal Expos CWestwood HS (Fort Pierce, Florida)
11 Calvin Murray Cleveland Indians 3B W.T. White High School (Dallas)
12 Jeff Juden Houston Astros RHPSalem (MA) HS
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 RHPHillsborough HS (Tampa, Florida)
16 Greg Blosser Boston Red Sox OFSarasota (FL) HS
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
23 Mo Vaughn Boston Red Sox 1B Seton Hall
24 Alan Zinter New York Mets C Arizona
25 Chuck Knoblauch Minnesota Twins 2B Texas A&M
26 Scott Burrell Seattle Mariners RHPHamden (CT) HS

Supplemental first round selections

PickPlayerTeamPositionSchool
27 Todd Jones Houston Astros RHP Jacksonville State
28 Jamie McAndrew Los Angeles Dodgers RHP Florida
29 Kevin Morton Boston Red Sox LHP Seton Hall
30Gordon Powell Milwaukee Brewers 3BHughes HS (Cincinnati)

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Other notable players

† All-Star
‡ Hall of Famer

NBA/NFL players drafted

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References

  1. "1989 MLB Draft History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  2. Baseball-Reference.com Draft Database
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