| 1968 Major League Baseball draft | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| First selection | Tim Foli New York Mets |
| First round selections | 20 |
The1968 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the1968 MLB season. The draft saw theNew York Mets takeshortstopTim Foli first overall.
| = All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
The following are the first round picks in the 1968 Major League Baseball draft.[1]
* Did not sign
| = All-Star |
| Pick | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Bill Buckner | Los Angeles Dodgers | First Baseman |
| 33 | Milt Wilcox | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher |
| 85 | Burt Hooton* | New York Mets | Pitcher |
| 128 | Cecil Cooper | Boston Red Sox | First Baseman |
| 161 | Joe Ferguson | Los Angeles Dodgers | Outfielder |
| 174 | Ross Grimsley* | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher |
| 180 | Tom Kelly | Seattle Pilots | Outfielder |
| 185 | Doyle Alexander | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher |
| 237 | Milt May | Pittsburgh Pirates | Shortstop |
| 238 | Al Bumbry | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder |
| 248 | Ben Oglivie | Boston Red Sox | Infield-Outfielder |
| 256 | Duane Kuiper* | New York Yankees | Shortstop |
| 301 | John Milner | New York Mets | Outfielder |
| 309 | Bruce Kison | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher |
| 354 | Steve Stone* | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher |
| 363 | Oscar Gamble | Chicago Cubs | Outfielder |
| 399 | Ken Forsch | Houston Astros | Pitcher |
| 402 | John Lowenstein | Cleveland Indians | Shortstop |
| 448 | Ted Gilje | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher |
| 507 | Bill Lee | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher |
| 528 | Craig Swan* | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher |
| 574 | Paul Splittorff | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher |
| 594 | Bob Forsch | St. Louis Cardinals | Third Baseman-Pitcher |
* Did not sign
| Preceded by | 1st Overall Picks Tim Foli | Succeeded by |