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1968 Major League Baseball draft

Major League Baseball draft

Field	Value
name	1968 Major League Baseball draft
first	Tim Foli
New York Mets
first_round	20
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New York Mets The 1968 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1968 MLB season. The draft saw the New York Mets take shortstop Tim Foli first overall.

First round selections

	= All-Star			= Baseball Hall of Famer

The following are the first round picks in the 1968 Major League Baseball draft.

*** Did not sign

Other notable selections

	= All-Star

Pick	Player	Team	Position
25	Bill Buckner	Los Angeles Dodgers	First Baseman
33	Milt Wilcox	Cincinnati Reds	Pitcher
85	Burt Hooton*	New York Mets	Pitcher
128	Cecil Cooper	Boston Red Sox	First Baseman
161	Joe Ferguson	Los Angeles Dodgers	Outfielder
174	Ross Grimsley*	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher
180	Tom Kelly	Seattle Pilots	Outfielder
185	Doyle Alexander	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher
237	Milt May	Pittsburgh Pirates	Shortstop
238	Al Bumbry	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder
248	Ben Oglivie	Boston Red Sox	Infield-Outfielder
256	Duane Kuiper*	New York Yankees	Shortstop
301	John Milner	New York Mets	Outfielder
309	Bruce Kison	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher
354	Steve Stone*	Cleveland Indians	Pitcher
363	Oscar Gamble	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder
399	Ken Forsch	Houston Astros	Pitcher
402	John Lowenstein	Cleveland Indians	Shortstop
448	Ted Gilje	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher
507	Bill Lee	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher
528	Craig Swan*	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher
574	Paul Splittorff	Kansas City Royals	Pitcher
594	Bob Forsch	St. Louis Cardinals	Third Baseman-Pitcher

*** Did not sign

Notes

References

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