Updated August 28, 2020 |
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Straight to the Majors
Since Major League baseball began its First-Year Player Draft in 1965, 19 selections have advanced directly to the major leagues without first playing in the minors
| Draft | Pos | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Mike Adamson, USC | P | Baltimore |
| 1969 | Steve Dunning, Stanford | P | Cleveland |
| 1971 | Pete Broberg, Dartmouth | P | Washington |
| Rob Ellis, Michigan St. | OF | Milwaukee | |
| Burt Hooton, Texas | P | Chicago-NL | |
| 1972 | Dave Roberts, Oregon | 3B | San Diego |
| 1973 | Dick Ruthven, Fresno St. | P | Philadelphia |
| David Clyde, Westchester HS (Tex.) | P | Texas | |
| Dave Winfield, Minnesota | OF | San Diego | |
| Eddie Bane, Arizona St. | P | Minnesota | |
| 1978 | Tim Conroy, Gateway HS (Pa.) | P | Oakland |
| Bob Horner, Arizona St. | 3B | Atlanta | |
| Brian Milner, Southwest HS (Tex.) | C | Toronto | |
| Mike Morgan, Valley HS (Nev.) | P | Oakland | |
| 1985 | Pete Incaviglia, Oklahoma St. | OF | Montreal |
| 1988 | Jim Abbott, Michigan | P | California |
| 1989 | John Olerud, Washington St. | 1B | Toronto |
| 1995 | Ariel Prieto, Fajardo U (Cuba) | P | Oakland |
| 2000 | Xavier Nady, California | 3B | San Diego |
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