Baseball draft of amateur players by Major League Baseball
| 1986 Major League Baseball draft |
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| General information |
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| Date | June 1986 |
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| Location | Conference call |
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| Overview |
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| First selection | Jeff King
Pittsburgh Pirates |
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| First round selections | 28 |
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The1986 Major League Baseball draft was the 22ndMLB draft that took place in 1986. During this draft 21 future all-stars were drafted:Greg Swindell,Matt Williams,Kevin Brown,Gary Sheffield,Roberto Hernández,Jack Armstrong,Dean Palmer,Scott Cooper,Kent Bottenfield,Bo Jackson,Joe Girardi,Pat Hentgen,Tom Gordon,Steve Finley,Rod Beck,Chuck Knoblauch,Rick Reed,Paul Quantrill,John Olerud,Scott Erickson andTodd Jones.
First round selections
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TheSan Francisco Giants selectedMatt Williams third overall. Williams is a 5×All-Star, 4×Gold Glove Award winner atthird base, 4×Silver Slugger Award winner atthird base, and the2014National LeagueManager of the Year.
TheTexas Rangers selectedKevin Brown fourth overall. Brown is a 6×All-Star, and a two-timeNational LeagueERA leader. He helped lead theFlorida Marlins to aWorld Series victory in1997.
TheMilwaukee Brewers selectedGary Sheffield sixth overall. Sheffield is a 9×All-Star, 5×Silver Slugger (four atoutfield and one atthird base), and a member of the500 home run club.The following are the first round picks in the 1986 Major League Baseball draft.[1]
| = All-Star | | | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
Other notable players
[edit]- Kirt Manwaring, 2nd round, 31st overall by theSan Francisco Giants
- Roger Pavlik†, 2nd round, 32nd overall by theTexas Rangers
- Erik Hanson†, 2nd round, 36th overall by theSeattle Mariners
- Kevin Tapani, 2nd round, 40th overall by theOakland Athletics
- Dave Hansen, 2nd round, 47th overall by theLos Angeles Dodgers
- Todd Zeile, 2nd round, 55th overall by theSt. Louis Cardinals
- Jack Armstrong†, 3rd round, 58th overall by theSan Francisco Giants, but did not sign
- Dean Palmer†, 3rd round, 59th overall by theTexas Rangers
- Tuffy Rhodes, 3rd round, 68th overall by theHouston Astros
- Scott Cooper†, 3rd round, 69th overall by theBoston Red Sox
- Reggie Jefferson, 3rd round, 72nd overall by theCincinnati Reds
- Scott Radinsky, 3rd round, 75th overall by theChicago White Sox
- Rudy Seánez, 4th round, 83rd overall by theCleveland Indians
- Kent Bottenfield†, 4th round, 96th overall by theMontreal Expos
- Paul Sorrento, 4th round, 103rd overall by theCalifornia Angels
- Mark Guthrie, 4th round, 104th overall by theSt. Louis Cardinals, but did not sign
- Bo Jackson†, 4th round, 105th overall by theKansas City Royals
- Xavier Hernandez, 4th round, 107th overall by theToronto Blue Jays
- Joe Girardi†, 5th round, 116th overall by theChicago Cubs
- Pat Hentgen†, 5th round, 133rd overall by theToronto Blue Jays
- Tom Goodwin, 6th round, 134th overall by thePittsburgh Pirates
- Eddie Taubensee, 6th round, 150th overall by theCincinnati Reds
- Tom Gordon†, 6th round, 157th overall by theKansas City Royals
- Chuck McElroy, 8th round, 192nd overall by thePhiladelphia Phillies
- Hal Morris, 8th round, 210th overall by theNew York Yankees
- Chuck Carr, 9th round, 228th overall by theCincinnati Reds
- Stan Belinda, 10th round, 238th overall by thePittsburgh Pirates
- Jeff Reboulet, 10th round, 247th overall by theMinnesota Twins
- Lance Blankenship, 10th round, 249th overall by theOakland Athletics
- Mike Blowers, 10th round, 252nd overall by theMontreal Expos
- Tom Lampkin, 11th round, 265th overall by theCleveland Indians
- Steve Finley†, 11th round, 268th overall by theAtlanta Braves, but did not sign
- Darryl Hamilton, 11th round, 269th overall by theMilwaukee Brewers
- Keith Lockhart, 11th round, 280th overall by theCincinnati Reds
- Willie Blair, 11th round, 289th overall by theToronto Blue Jays
- Rey Sánchez, 13th round, 319th overall by theTexas Rangers
- Rod Beck†, 13th round, 327th overall by theOakland Athletics
- Scott Kamieniecki, 14th round, 366th overall by theNew York Yankees
- Greg Hibbard, 16th round, 417th overall by theKansas City Royals
- Tim Salmon, 18th round, 450th overall by theAtlanta Braves, but did not sign
- Chuck Knoblauch†, 18th round, 452nd overall by thePhiladelphia Phillies, but did not sign
- Turner Ward, 18th round, 470th overall by theNew York Yankees
- Chris Hoiles, 19th round, 489th overall by theDetroit Tigers
- Kevin Maas, 22nd round, 572nd overall by theNew York Yankees
- Rick Wilkins, 23rd round, 582nd overall by theChicago Cubs
- Rick Reed†, 26th round, 644th overall by thePittsburgh Pirates
- Paul Quantrill†, 26th round, 660th overall by theLos Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign
- Cal Eldred, 26th round, 661st overall by theNew York Mets, but did not sign
- Ben McDonald, 27th round, 670th overall by theAtlanta Braves, but did not sign
- John Olerud†, 27th round, 682nd overall by theNew York Mets, but did not sign
- Eric Anthony, 34th round, 795th overall by theHouston Astros
- Scott Erickson†, 36th round, 821st overall by theNew York Mets, but did not sign
- Todd Jones†, 41st round, 864th overall by theNew York Mets, but did not sign
† All-Star
‡ Hall of Famer
Other professional athletes drafted
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