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Major League Baseball: Every No. 1 Draft Pick in Baseball History
Gerrit Cole is the 2011 MLB Draft No. 1 Pick (Getty)
Gerrit Cole, right handed pitcher from UCLA, has been selected with the No. 1 pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.
Today’s Sports List of the Day, courtesy of baseball-reference.com, covers every No. 1 pick in MLB History.
Updated July, 2012 to include 2012′s No. 1 Draft Pick – Carlos Correa – the first No. 1 pick from outside the United States.
| 2012 | Carlos Correa | Houston Astros | SS | Puerto Rico Baseball Academy (Gurabo, PR) |
| 2011 | Gerrit Cole | Pittsburgh Pirates | RHP | UCLA (Los Angeles, CA) |
| 2010 | Bryce Harper | Washington Nationals | OF | CC of Southern Nevada (Henderson, NV) |
| 2009 | Stephen Strasburg | Washington Nationals | RHP | San Diego State University (San Diego, CA) |
| 2008 | Tim Beckham | Tampa Bay Rays | SS | Griffin HS (Griffin, GA) |
| 2007 | David Price | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | LHP | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) |
| 2006 | Luke Hochevar | Kansas City Royals | RHP | University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN) |
| 2005 | Justin Upton | Arizona Diamondbacks | SS | Great Bridge HS (Chesapeake, VA) |
| 2004 | Matt Bush | San Diego Padres | SS | Mission Bay HS (San Diego, CA) |
| 2003 | Delmon Young | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | OF | Adolfo Camarillo HS (Camarillo, CA) |
| 2002 | Bryan Bullington | Pittsburgh Pirates | RHP | Ball State University (Muncie, IN) |
| 2001 | Joe Mauer | Minnesota Twins | C | Cretin HS (St. Paul, MN) |
| 2000 | Adrian Gonzalez | Florida Marlins | 1B | Eastlake HS (Chula Vista, CA) |
| 1999 | Josh Hamilton | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | OF | Athens Drive HS (Raleigh, NC) |
| 1998 | Pat Burrell | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL) |
| 1997 | Matt Anderson | Detroit Tigers | RHP | Rice University (Houston, TX) |
| 1996 | Kris Benson | Pittsburgh Pirates | RHP | Clemson University (Clemson, SC) |
| 1995 | Darin Erstad | Anaheim Angels | OF | University of Nebraska (Lincoln, NE) |
| 1994 | Paul Wilson | New York Mets | RHP | Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) |
| 1993 | Alex Rodriguez | Seattle Mariners | SS | Westminster Christian HS (Miami, FL) |
| 1992 | Phil Nevin | Houston Astros | 3B | California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA) |
| 1991 | Brien Taylor | New York Yankees | LHP | East Carteret HS (Beaufort, NC) |
| 1990 | Chipper Jones | Atlanta Braves | SS | The Bolles School HS (Jacksonville, FL) |
| 1989 | Ben McDonald | Baltimore Orioles | RHP | Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA) |
| 1988 | Andy Benes | San Diego Padres | RHP | University of Evansville (Evansville, IN) |
| 1987 | Ken Griffey, Jr. | Seattle Mariners | OF | Moeller HS (Cincinnati, OH) |
| 1986 | Jeff King | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR) |
| 1985 | B.J. Surhoff | Milwaukee Brewers | SS | University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC) |
| 1984 | Shawn Abner | New York Mets | OF | Mechanicsburg Area HS (Mechanicsburg, PA) |
| 1983 | Tim Belcher | Minnesota Twins | RHP | Mount Vernon Nazarene College (Mount Vernon, OH) |
| 1982 | Shawon Dunston | Chicago Cubs | SS | Thomas Jefferson HS (Brooklyn, NY) |
| 1981 | Mike Moore | Seattle Mariners | RHP | Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK) |
| 1980 | Darryl Strawberry | New York Mets | OF | Crenshaw HS (Los Angeles, CA) |
| 1979 | Al Chambers | Seattle Mariners | OF | John Harris HS (Harrisburg, PA) |
| 1978 | Bob Horner | Atlanta Braves | 3B | Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) |
| 1977 | Harold Baines | Chicago White Sox | 1B | St. Michael’s HS (Easton, MD) |
| 1976 | Floyd Bannister | Houston Astros | LHP | Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) |
| 1975 | Danny Goodwin | California Angels | C | Southern University (Baton Rouge, LA) |
| 1974 | Bill Almon | San Diego Padres | SS | Brown University (Providence, RI) |
| 1973 | David Clyde | New York Rangers | LHP | Westchester HS (Houston, TX) |
| 1972 | Dave Roberts | San Diego Padres | 3B | University of Oregon (Eugene, OR) |
| 1971 | Danny Goodwin | Chicago White Sox | C | Peoria Central HS (Peoria, IL) |
| 1970 | Mike Ivie | San Diego Padres | C | Walker HS (Decatur, GA) |
| 1969 | Jeff Burroughs | Washington Senators | OF | Wilson HS (Long Beach, CA) |
| 1968 | Tim Foli | New York Mets | SS | Notre Dame HS (Sherman Oaks, CA) |
| 1967 | Ron Blomberg | New York Yankees | 1B | Druid Hills HS (Decatur, GA) |
| 1966 | Steven Chilcott | New York Mets | C | Antelope Valley HS (Lancaster, CA) |
| 1965 | Rick Monday | Oakland Athletics | OF | Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) |
