Baseball draft of amateur players by Major League Baseball
The 1998 Major League Baseball draft , was the choosing of high school and college baseball players, held on June 2 and 3, 1998. A total of 1445 players were drafted over the course of 50 rounds.
First round selections [ edit ] Supplemental first round selections [ edit ] Other notable players [ edit ] Gerald Laird , 2nd round, 45th overall by the Oakland Athletics
Adam Dunn , 2nd round, 50th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
Matt Belisle , 2nd round, 52nd overall by the Atlanta Braves
Brandon Inge , 2nd round, 57th overall by the Detroit Tigers
Jody Gerut , 2nd round, 71st overall by the Colorado Rockies
Barry Zito , 3rd round, 83rd overall by the Texas Rangers , but did not sign
Mike Maroth , 3rd round, 85th overall by the Boston Red Sox
Josh Fogg , 3rd round, 89th overall by the Chicago White Sox
Ryan Langerhans , 3rd round, 101st overall by the Atlanta Braves
Jason Michaels , 4th round, 104th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
Eddy Furniss , 4th round, 118th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
Javier López , 4th round, 133rd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
Scott Proctor , 5th round, 156th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
Ryan Vogelsong , 5th round, 158th overall by the San Francisco Giants
Aubrey Huff , 5th round, 162nd overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Bill Hall , 6th round, 176th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
Matt Holliday , 7th round, 210th overall by the Colorado Rockies
John Buck , 7th round, 212th overall by the Houston Astros
David Ross , 7th round, 216th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
Eric Byrnes , 8th round, 225th overall by the Oakland Athletics
Will Ohman , 8th round, 226th overall by the Chicago Cubs
Andrew Good , 8th round, 251st by the Arizona Diamondbacks
Joe Kennedy , 8th round, 252nd overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Ryan Madson , 9th round, 254th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
Jack Wilson , 9th round, 258th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
Mark Teixeira , 9th round, 265th overall by the Boston Red Sox , but did not sign
Morgan Ensberg , 9th round, 272nd overall by the Houston Astros
Juan Pierre , 13th round, 390th overall by the Colorado Rockies
Jay Gibbons , 14th round, 411th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
Eric Hinske , 17th round, 496th overall by the Chicago Cubs
J. J. Putz , 17th round, 499th overall by the Minnesota Twins , but did not sign
B. J. Ryan , 17th round, 500th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
Brian Lawrence , 17th round, 502nd overall by the San Diego Padres
Ty Wigginton , 17th round, 514th overall by the New York Mets
Mike MacDougal , 17th round, 519th overall by the Baltimore Orioles , but did not sign
Joe Beimel , 18th round, 538th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
Adam LaRoche , 18th round, 550th overall by the Florida Marlins , but did not sign
Cliff Lee , 20th round, 609th overall by the Baltimore Orioles , but did not sign
Nick Punto , 21st round, 614th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
Bobby Crosby , 34th round, 1021st overall by the Anaheim Angels , but did not sign
Mark Buehrle , 38th round, 1139th overall by the Chicago White Sox
Todd Coffey , 41st round, 1220th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
Nyjer Morgan , 42nd round, 1260th overall by the Colorado Rockies , but did not sign
Mike Jacobs , 48th round, 1413th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays , but did not signNFL players drafted [ edit ]