1988 Major League Baseball draft
| 1988 Major League Baseball draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | June 1–3, 1988 |
| Location | New York City |
| Overview | |
| 1433[1] total selections | |
| First selection | Andy Benes San Diego Padres |
| First round selections | 30 |
| Hall of Famers | 1 |
The 1988 Major League Baseball draft took place June 1–3, 1988, in New York City.[2] The draft saw the San Diego Padres select Andy Benes first overall.
First round selections
The following are the first round picks in the 1988 Major League Baseball draft.
| = All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
Supplemental first round selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | Hometown/School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Jeff Mutis | Cleveland Indians | LHP | Lafayette College |
| 28 | Ricky Gutiérrez | Baltimore Orioles | SS | American HS (Hialeah, FL) |
| 29 | Ted Wood | San Francisco Giants | OF | University of New Orleans |
| 30 | Brian Jordan | Saint Louis Cardinals | OF | University of Richmond |
Compensation picks
Other notable players
- Arthur Rhodes†, 2nd round, 34th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
- Bob Hamelin, 2nd round, 48th overall by the Kansas City Royals
- Darren Oliver, 3rd round, 63rd overall by the Texas Rangers
- Scott Servais, 3rd round, 64th overall by the Houston Astros
- Marquis Grissom†, 3rd round, 76th overall by the Montreal Expos
- David Weathers, 3rd round, 82nd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Luis Gonzalez†, 4th round, 90th overall by the Houston Astros
- Turk Wendell, 5th round, 112th overall by the Atlanta Braves
- Mickey Morandini†, 5th round, 120th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- John Valentin, 5th round, 121st overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Pat Listach, 5th round, 133rd overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
- Eric Karros, 6th round, 140th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Gary DiSarcina, 6th round, 143rd overall by the California Angels
- Rheal Cormier, 6th round, 158th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Greg McMichael, 7th round, 163rd overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Jim Edmonds†, 7th round, 169th overall by the California Angels
- Mark Wohlers†, 8th round, 190th overall by the Atlanta Braves
- Tim Naehring, 8th round, 199th overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Tim Wakefield†, 8th round, 200th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Mark Clark, 9th round, 236th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Pete Rose Jr., 12th round, 295th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
- Scott Hatteberg, 12th round, 302nd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign
- Paul Byrd†, 13th round, 332nd overall by the Cincinnati Reds, but did not sign
- Kenny Lofton†, 17th round, 428th overall by the Houston Astros
- Darren Lewis, 18th round, 463rd overall by the Oakland Athletics
- John Flaherty, 25th round, 641st overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Joey Hamilton, 28th round, 711th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
- Woody Williams†, 28th round, 732nd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Russ Davis, 29th round, 755th overall by the New York Yankees
- Jeff Frye, 30th round, 765th overall by the Texas Rangers
- Damion Easley†, 30th round, 767th overall by the California Angels
- Deion Sanders, 30th round, 781st overall by the New York Yankees
- Mike Matheny, 31st round, 810th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
- Aaron Sele†, 37th round, 961st overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
- Marvin Benard, 39th round, 1003rd overall by the Chicago White Sox, but did not sign
- Orlando Palmeiro, 43rd round, 1114th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
- Scott Erickson†, 44th round, 1140th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
- Fernando Viña†, 51st round, 1266th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
- Mike Piazza‡, 62nd round, 1390th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
† All-Star
‡ Hall of Famer
NFL players drafted
- Rodney Peete, 14th round, 359th overall by the Oakland Athletics, but did not sign
- Todd Marinovich, 43rd round, 1101st overall by the California Angels, but did not sign
- Hart Lee Dykes, 54th round, 1300th overall by the Chicago White Sox, but did not sign
References
- ^ "MLB.com draft history". MLB.com. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ "Baseball Draft Order". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. AP. May 31, 1988. p. C2. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Baseball-Reference.com Draft Database
