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2009 Major League Baseball draft

Baseball draft of amateur players by Major League Baseball

Field	Value
name	2009 Major League Baseball draft
logo	2009 MLB draft logo.jpg
date	June 9–11, 2009
location	Secaucus, New Jersey
network	MLB Network
first	Stephen Strasburg
Washington Nationals
first_round	49
overall	1521
prev	[2008](2008-major-league-baseball-draft)
next	[2010](2010-major-league-baseball-draft)

Washington Nationals The 2009 Major League Baseball draft was held June 9 to June 11 at the MLB Network Studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.

The drafting order is as follows:

First-round selections

Key

*	Player did not sign

	Pick		Player
1	Stephen Strasburg	Washington Nationals	Pitcher	San Diego State
2	Dustin Ackley	Seattle Mariners	Outfielder	North Carolina
3	Donavan Tate	San Diego Padres	Outfielder	Cartersville High School (GA)
4	Tony Sanchez	Pittsburgh Pirates	Catcher	Boston College
5	Matt Hobgood	Baltimore Orioles	Pitcher	Norco High School (CA)
6	Zack Wheeler	San Francisco Giants	Pitcher	East Paulding High School (GA)
7	Mike Minor	Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Vanderbilt
8	Mike Leake	Cincinnati Reds	Pitcher	Arizona State
9	Jacob Turner	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	Westminster Christian Academy (MO)
10	Drew Storen	Washington Nationals	Pitcher	Stanford
11	Tyler Matzek	Colorado Rockies	Pitcher	Capistrano Valley High School (CA)
12	Aaron Crow	Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	Missouri
13	Grant Green	Oakland Athletics	Shortstop	Southern California
14	Matt Purke*	Texas Rangers	Pitcher	Klein High School (TX)
15	Alex White	Cleveland Indians	Pitcher	North Carolina
16	Bobby Borchering	Arizona Diamondbacks	Third baseman	Bishop Verot High School (FL)
17	A. J. Pollock	Arizona Diamondbacks	Outfielder	Notre Dame
18	Chad James	Florida Marlins	Pitcher	Yukon High School (OK)
19	Shelby Miller	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	Brownwood High School (TX)
20	Chad Jenkins	Toronto Blue Jays	Pitcher	Kennesaw State
21	Jiovanni Mier	Houston Astros	Shortstop	Bonita High School (CA)
22	Kyle Gibson	Minnesota Twins	Pitcher	Missouri
23	Jared Mitchell	Chicago White Sox	Outfielder	LSU
24	Randal Grichuk	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Outfielder	Lamar Consolidated High School (TX)
25	Mike Trout	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Outfielder	Millville Senior High School (NJ)
26	Eric Arnett	Milwaukee Brewers	Pitcher	Indiana
27	Nick Franklin	Seattle Mariners	Shortstop	Lake Brantley High School (FL)
28	Reymond Fuentes	Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	Fernando Callejo High School (P.R.)
29	Slade Heathcott	New York Yankees	Outfielder	Texas High School (TX)
30	LeVon Washington*	Tampa Bay Rays	Second baseman	Buchholz High School (FL)
31	Brett Jackson	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder	California
32	Tim Wheeler	Colorado Rockies	Outfielder	Sacramento State

Supplemental first-round selections

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
33	Steve Baron	Seattle Mariners	Catcher	John A. Ferguson High School (FL)
34	Rex Brothers	Colorado Rockies	Left-handed pitcher	Lipscomb
35	Matthew Davidson	Arizona Diamondbacks	Third baseman	Yucaipa High School (CA)
36	Aaron Miller	Los Angeles Dodgers	Left-handed pitcher	Baylor
37	James Paxton*	Toronto Blue Jays	Left-handed pitcher	Kentucky
38	Josh Phegley	Chicago White Sox	Catcher	Indiana
39	Kentrail Davis	Milwaukee Brewers	Outfielder	Tennessee
40	Tyler Skaggs	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Left-handed pitcher	Santa Monica High School (CA)
41	Chris Owings	Arizona Diamondbacks	Shortstop	Gilbert High School (SC)
42	Garrett Richards	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Right-handed pitcher	Oklahoma
43	Brad Boxberger	Cincinnati Reds	Right-handed pitcher	USC
44	Tanner Scheppers	Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	Fresno State
45	Michael Belfiore	Arizona Diamondbacks	Left-handed pitcher	Boston College
46	Matthew Bashore	Minnesota Twins	Left-handed pitcher	Indiana
47	Kyle Heckathorn	Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	Kennesaw State
48	Tyler Kehrer	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Left-handed pitcher	Eastern Illinois
49	Vic Black	Pittsburgh Pirates	Right-handed pitcher	Dallas Baptist

From Baseball America

Compensation picks

Other notable selections

As of September 2, 2019

Round	Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
2	50	Washington Nationals	Second baseman	California
2	53	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher	Temecula Valley High School (CA)
2	54	Baltimore Orioles	Shortstop	Henry B. Plant High School (FL)
2	55	San Francisco Giants	Catcher	Horizon High School (AZ)
2	56	Los Angeles Dodgers	Outfielder	California
2	57	Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	Taylorsville High School (MS)
2	58	Detroit Tigers	Left-handed pitcher	Oklahoma State
2	59	Colorado Rockies	Third baseman	El Toro High School (CA)
2	61	Chicago White Sox	Outfielder	Santa Margarita Catholic High School (CA)
2	63	Cleveland Indians	Outfielder	Arizona State
2	64	Arizona Diamondbacks	Outfielder	Ohio
2	67	St. Louis Cardinals	Catcher	USC
2	71	Chicago White Sox	Left-handed pitcher	Port Charlotte High School (FL)
2	72	New York Mets	Left-handed pitcher	Ward Melville High School (NY)
2	76	New York Yankees	Catcher	IMG Academy (FL)
2	77	Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Texas A&M
2	79	Chicago Cubs	Infielder	LSU
2	80	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Left-handed pitcher	Chipola College
3	82	Seattle Mariners	Second baseman	North Carolina
3	86	San Francisco Giants	Third baseman	Louisville
3	87	Atlanta Braves	Right-handed pitcher	Princeton
3	88	Cincinnati Reds	Left-handed pitcher	Houston
3	90	Colorado Rockies	First baseman	Clemson
3	91	Kansas City Royals	Catcher	Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC)
3	92	Oakland Athletics	Left-handed pitcher	Louisville
3	93	Texas Rangers	Left-handed pitcher	Scotts Valley High School (CA)
3	95	Arizona Diamondbacks	Third baseman	Santa Fe College
3	98	St. Louis Cardinals	Right-handed pitcher	UC Riverside
3	99	Toronto Blue Jays	Right-handed pitcher	Desert Ridge High School (AZ)
3	104	Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder	Riverside Polytechnic High School (CA)
3	105	Milwaukee Brewers	Shortstop	Tulane
3	110	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Left-handed pitcher	Arizona State
4	112	Washington Nationals	Right-handed pitcher	Kansas State
4	113	Seattle Mariners	Outfielder	LIU Brooklyn
4	114	San Diego Padres	Right-handed pitcher	Forest High School (FL)
4	122	Kansas City Royals	Left-handed pitcher	Clemson
4	123	Oakland Athletics	Catcher	Yuba City High School (CA)
4	130	Toronto Blue Jays	Shortstop	Dallas Baptist
4	134	New York Mets	Outfielder	Columbia Basin College
4	135	New York Yankees	Right-handed pitcher	North Carolina
4	138	Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	Ball State
4	140	Chicago Cubs	Left-handed pitcher	Kentucky
5	146	Baltimore Orioles	Left-handed pitcher	Oklahoma City
5	147	San Francisco Giants	First baseman	Texas
5	152	Kansas City Royals	Right-handed pitcher	Louisiana State
5	155	Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	Faulkner University
5	156	Arizona Diamondbacks	First baseman	Loyola Marymount
5	159	St. Louis Cardinals	Shortstop	Miami (FL)
5	160	Toronto Blue Jays	Second baseman	Louisiana State
5	164	New York Mets	Right-handed pitcher	North Mesquite High School (TX)
5	165	New York Yankees	Right-handed pitcher	Vanderbilt
6	172	Washington Nationals	Shortstop	Westminster Academy (FL)
6	180	Detroit Tigers	Shortstop	University of Detroit Jesuit High School (MI)
6	186	Arizona Diamondbacks	Right-handed pitcher	Merced College
6	191	Houston Astros	Shortstop	American Military Academy (PR)
6	192	Minnesota Twins	Catcher	Miami (FL)
6	194	New York Mets	Right-handed pitcher	Chipola College
6	196	Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	Bethune-Cookman
6	198	Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Governor Thomas Johnson High School (MD)
6	200	Chicago Cubs	Left-handed pitcher	Texas A&M
7	204	San Diego Padres	Right-handed pitcher	Nova Southeastern
7	212	Kansas City Royals	Left-handed pitcher	Missouri State
7	213	Oakland Athletics	Left-handed pitcher	Neuqua Valley High School (IL)
7	221	Houston Astros	Left-handed pitcher	Arkansas
7	226	Milwaukee Brewers	Outfielder	Cal State Fullerton
7	228	Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Mauldin High School (SC)
8	234	San Diego Padres	First baseman	Duke
8	241	Colorado Rockies	Right-handed pitcher	Bradley
8	245	Colorado Rockies	Right-handed pitcher	Arizona
8	246	Arizona Diamondbacks	First baseman	Texas State
8	252	Minnesota Twins	Shortstop	Southern Miss
8	257	Philadelphia Phillies	First baseman	Millikan High School (CA)
9	262	Washington Nationals	Right-handed pitcher	Eastern Florida State College
9	265	Pittsburgh Pirates	Second baseman	Rice
9	274	Texas Rangers	Outfielder	Miami Dade College
9	275	Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	Arizona
9	276	Arizona Diamondbacks	Right-handed pitcher	Oklahoma
9	280	Toronto Blue Jays	Left-handed pitcher	Tulane
9	287	Philadelphia Phillies	Outfielder	Agua Fria High School (AZ)
9	291	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Right-handed pitcher	Paris Junior College
10	299	Cincinnati Reds	Catcher	Brownsburg High School (IN)
10	303	Oakland Athletics	Right-handed pitcher	South Carolina
10	310	Toronto Blue Jays	Catcher	Barry University
10	315	New York Yankees	Left-handed pitcher	Oklahoma State
10	317	Philadelphia Phillies	Right-handed pitcher	Tulane
11	326	Baltimore Orioles	Catcher	Lakewood Ranch High School (FL)
11	330	Detroit Tigers	Left-handed pitcher	Long Beach State
12	352	Washington Nationals	Right-handed pitcher	Texas Tech
12	357	San Francisco Giants	Right-handed pitcher	East Carolina
12	365	Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	Huertas Junior College (PR)
12	366	Arizona Diamondbacks	Right-handed pitcher	UCLA
12	368	Florida Marlins	Outfielder	St. Mary's (CA)
12	379	Tampa Bay Rays	Right-handed pitcher	Steele Canyon High School (CA)
13	386	Baltimore Orioles	Second baseman	UC Davis
13	389	Cincinnati Reds	Right-handed pitcher	Vanderbilt
13	392	Kansas City Royals	Outfielder	Red Oak High School (OK)
13	393	Oakland Athletics	Right-handed pitcher	Binghamton
13	396	Arizona Diamondbacks	Left-handed pitcher	J. W. Mitchell High School (FL)
13	399	St. Louis Cardinals	Third baseman	Texas Christian
13	401	Houston Astros	Outfielder	Northwestern
13	406	Milwaukee Brewers	First baseman	Lewis–Clark State College
13	408	Boston Red Sox	First baseman	The Citadel
14	414	San Diego Padres	Left-handed pitcher	Rhode Island
14	424	Texas Rangers	Left-handed pitcher	Walters State Community College
14	441	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Left-handed pitcher	St. Andrew's Episcopal School (TX)
15	459	St. Louis Cardinals	First baseman	University City High School (CA)
15	460	Toronto Blue Jays	Right-handed pitcher	Lakeland Senior High School (FL)
15	465	New York Yankees	Right-handed pitcher	Daytona State College
15	469	Tampa Bay Rays	Right-handed pitcher	Faith Christian Academy (CO)
16	475	Pittsburgh Pirates	Outfielder	Florida
16	495	New York Yankees	Right-handed pitcher	Rockingham County High School (NC)
16	496	Milwaukee Brewers	Shortstop	Sarasota High School (FL)
16	497	Philadelphia Phillies	Catcher	Jesuit High School (CA)
16	498	Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Charlotte Christian School (NC)
17	509	Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	American Heritage School (FL)
17	517	Los Angeles Dodgers	Right-handed pitcher	Gonzaga
17	523	Chicago White Sox	Outfielder	Rocky Mount High School (NC)
17	526	Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	Napa Valley College
18	532	Washington Nationals	Shortstop	Patchogue-Medford High School (NY)
18	533	Seattle Mariners	Left-handed pitcher	Southern California
18	550	Toronto Blue Jays	Right-handed pitcher	Northwest Florida State College
18	556	Milwaukee Brewers	Left-handed pitcher	South Dakota State
19	571	Colorado Rockies	Catcher	Cal State Fullerton
19	579	St. Louis Cardinals	Catcher	Cal State Los Angeles
19	580	Toronto Blue Jays	Right-handed pitcher	Sam Houston State
20	611	Houston Astros	Outfielder	Nova Southeastern
20	617	Philadelphia Phillies	First baseman	Creighton
20	618	Boston Red Sox	First baseman	Duke
20	619	Tampa Bay Rays	Right-handed pitcher	Buhach Colony High School (CA)
21	625	Pittsburgh Pirates	Right-handed pitcher	Ole Miss
21	630	Detroit Tigers	Left-handed pitcher	None
21	638	Florida Marlins	Right-handed pitcher	Texas Tech
21	639	St. Louis Cardinals	Right-handed pitcher	Cowley College
22	653	Seattle Mariners	Right-handed pitcher	Vanderbilt
22	654	San Diego Padres	First baseman	UCLA
22	658	Atlanta Braves	Right-handed pitcher	St. Petersburg College
22	662	Kansas City Royals	Left-handed pitcher	Tennessee Tech
22	665	Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	Yavapai College
22	676	Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	Nova Southeastern
23	683	Seattle Mariners	Left-handed pitcher	San Jacinto College
23	699	St. Louis Cardinals	First baseman	Slippery Rock (PA)
23	700	Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder	Arizona
24	723	Oakland Athletics	Right-handed pitcher	Marshall
24	728	Florida Marlins	Shortstop	California
24	729	St. Louis Cardinals	Right-handed pitcher	Wabash Valley College
24	732	Minnesota Twins	Left-handed pitcher	UC Santa Barbara
24	739	Tampa Bay Rays	Left-handed pitcher	Putnam City High School (OK)
25	757	Los Angeles Dodgers	Third baseman	Providence High School (NC)
25	770	Chicago Cubs	First baseman	George Mason
26	775	Pittsburgh Pirates	Left-handed pitcher	Norwalk High School (IA)
27	814	Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	Ole Miss
27	815	Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	New Mexico State
27	817	Los Angeles Dodgers	Left-handed pitcher	Cocoa Beach High School (FL)
28	834	San Diego Padres	Second baseman	West Virginia
28	844	Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	Seton-La Salle Catholic High School (PA)
28	852	Minnesota Twins	Right-handed pitcher	Christian Brothers Academy (NJ)
28	859	Tampa Bay Rays	Left-handed pitcher	Chemeketa Community College
29	871	*	Colorado Rockies	Outfielder	Meridian Community College
29	873	Oakland Athletics	Catcher	Mariner High School (FL)
30	893	Seattle Mariners	Catcher	Dallas Baptist
31	944	New York Mets	Outfielder	Archbishop Mitty High School (CA)
32	960	Detroit Tigers	Right-handed pitcher	Mountain Ridge High School (AZ)
32	962	Kansas City Royals	Catcher	Lafayette High School (MO)
33	986	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	Klein Collins High School (TX)
33	987	San Francisco Giants	Right-handed pitcher	Indiana
33	993	Oakland Athletics	Right-handed pitcher	Arkansas
34	1035	New York Yankees	Right-handed pitcher	Indiana State
34	1037	Philadelphia Phillies	Right-handed pitcher	San Diego
35	1054	Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	Greenbrier Christian Academy (VA)
35	1055	Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	Jefferson High School (GA)
36	1084	Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	Berlin High School (CT)
36	1086	Arizona Diamondbacks	Shortstop	Clemson
36	1091	Houston Astros	Shortstop	Palomar College
36	1098	Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	St. John's Preparatory School (MA)
37	1106	Baltimore Orioles	Left-handed pitcher	Chatfield Senior High School (CO)
37	1107	San Francisco Giants	Outfielder	Missouri
37	1128	Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Washington High School (IA)
37	1129	Tampa Bay Rays	Catcher	Eagle's View Academy (FL)
38	1135	Pittsburgh Pirates	Third baseman	Bishop Blanchet High School (Washington
39	1162	Washington Nationals	Right-handed pitcher	St. Michael's Catholic Academy (TX)
39	1180	Toronto Blue Jays	Right-handed pitcher	Lakeland Senior High School (FL)
39	1186	Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	Lamar Consolidated High School (TX)
40	1202	Kansas City Royals	Right-handed pitcher	Shawnee Mission South High School (KS)
40	1219	Tampa Bay Rays	Left-handed pitcher	Highland High School (AZ)
41	1235	Cleveland Indians	Catcher	Keller High School (TX)
41	1238	Florida Marlins	Shortstop	American High School (FL)
42	1267	Los Angeles Dodgers	Shortstop	Junípero Serra High School (CA)
43	1283	Seattle Mariners	Outfielder	Southport High School (IN)
43	1308	Boston Red Sox	Catcher	Covington Catholic High School (KY)
44	1312	Washington Nationals	Left-handed pitcher	R. L. Paschal High School (TX)
44	1328	Florida Marlins	Right-handed pitcher	Rio Grande High School (NM)
44	1333	Chicago White Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Auburn
45	1357	Los Angeles Dodgers	Outfielder	Amador Valley High School (CA)
46	1378	Atlanta Braves	Right-handed pitcher	Rockdale County High School (GA)
48	1433	Seattle Mariners	Left-handed pitcher	San Jacinto College
48	1445	Cleveland Indians	Left-handed pitcher	Baker University
48	1451	Houston Astros	Left-handed pitcher	Gulliver Preparatory School (FL)
48	1454	New York Mets	Left-handed pitcher	Tunstall High School (VA)
49	1475	Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	Howard College
49	1477	Los Angeles Dodgers	Third baseman	Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School (PA)
50	1498	Atlanta Braves	Left-handed pitcher	Francis Marion University
50	1513	Chicago White Sox	Left-handed pitcher	Florida
50	1514	New York Mets	Right-handed pitcher	Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School (SC)

NFL players drafted

Jake Locker, 10th round, 321st overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but did not sign
Riley Cooper, 25th round, 754th overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign
Eric Decker, 27th round, 822nd overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
Jacobbi McDaniel, 33rd round, 1006th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers, but did not sign
Colin Kaepernick, 43rd round, 1310th overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
Anthony Scirrotto, 50th round, 1502nd overall by the Kansas City Royals, signed, but never played

References

Tanklefsky, David. (April 28, 2009). "First Day of MLB Draft To Be Held At MLB Network".
"Draft Date and Location".
[http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/draftday/rules.jsp First-year Player Draft rules] {{Webarchive. link. (June 5, 2011 , MLB.com)
[http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/index.jsp Final 2008 regular season standings] {{Webarchive. link. (March 8, 2011 , MLB.com)
"2009 Draft Order".

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