The 2020 MLB Draft broke numerous records compared to other drafts. This includes the longest it took for the first high school player to be selected (8th overall) and some notable team-specific facts as well. Here are the Top 5 Facts to Know from the 2020 MLB Draft:
For the first time in @MLBDraft history, the first high school player wasn’t taken until eighth overall. The previous record was 7th done in 2006. #MLBDraft
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) June 11, 2020
.@spennyt shattered Barry Bonds @ASU_Baseball HR record (11) by going deep 25 times in 2018. He’s also the 3rd player in @pac12 history to hit 20 or more HR in back-to-back seasons. #MLBDraft pic.twitter.com/npOsQZMq3M
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) June 10, 2020
Spencer Torkelson is the 3rd player to be drafted first overall by the Tigers, and the first position player.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 10, 2020
Torkelson is the 4th Arizona State player taken with the first pick in the June Regular Phase of the MLB Draft; no other school has had more than two No. 1 picks. pic.twitter.com/EsP4Vsh8HA
The SEC produced some elite talent for the 2020 draft class.
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– 8 of the first 10 picks in the 2020 MLB Draft were out of college, T-2nd most in a single MLB Draft (9 were taken in 1985 and 8 in both 1992 and 2005).
– This is the first time that a single conference has had 3 of the first 5 picks in a single MLB Draft (SEC).— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 11, 2020
The Cubs take SS Ed Howard 16th overall.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 11, 2020
Howard is the first HS player taken in the 1st Round by the Cubs since Albert Almora was selected 6th overall in 2012. That was tied with the White Sox for the longest active drought in MLB. pic.twitter.com/Y4lCtsBSC5
OF Zac Veen goes ninth overall to the Rockies.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 11, 2020
Veen, 2020 Florida Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year, is second outfielder in Rockies history that they've drafted in the top 10 overall. The other is David Dahl (10th in 2012).
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