1997 Major League Baseball draft
The 1997 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, was held on June 2 and 3, 1997. A total of 1607 players were drafted over the course of 92 rounds.
First round selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 1 | Matt Anderson | Detroit Tigers | P | Rice University |
| 2 | J. D. Drew | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | Florida State University |
| 3 | Troy Glaus | Anaheim Angels | 3B, P | UCLA |
| 4 | Jason Grilli | San Francisco Giants | P | Seton Hall University |
| 5 | Vernon Wells | Toronto Blue Jays | OF | Bowie HS |
| 6 | Geoff Goetz | New York Mets | P | Jesuit HS |
| 7 | Dan Reichert | Kansas City Royals | P | University of the Pacific |
| 8 | J.J. Davis | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | Baldwin Park HS |
| 9 | Michael Cuddyer | Minnesota Twins | SS, P | Great Bridge HS |
| 10 | Jon Garland | Chicago Cubs | P | Kennedy HS |
| 11 | Chris Enochs | Oakland Athletics | P | West Virginia University |
| 12 | Aaron Akin | Florida Marlins | P | Cowley County Community College |
| 13 | Kyle Peterson | Milwaukee Brewers | P | Stanford University |
| 14 | Brandon Larson | Cincinnati Reds | SS | Louisiana State University |
| 15 | Jason Dellaero | Chicago White Sox | SS, P | University of South Florida |
| 16 | Lance Berkman | Houston Astros | 1B | Rice University |
| 17 | John Curtice | Boston Red Sox | P | Great Bridge HS |
| 18 | Mark Mangum | Colorado Rockies | P | Kingwood HS |
| 19 | Ryan Anderson | Seattle Mariners | P | Divine Child HS |
| 20 | Adam Kennedy | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | Cal State University, Northridge |
| 21 | Eric DuBose | Oakland Athletics | P | Mississippi State University |
| 22 | Jayson Werth | Baltimore Orioles | C, OF | Glenwood HS |
| 23 | Donnie Bridges | Montreal Expos | P | Oak Grove HS |
| 24 | Tyrell Godwin | New York Yankees | OF | East Bladen HS |
| 25 | Glenn Davis | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | Vanderbilt University |
| 26 | Darnell McDonald | Baltimore Orioles | OF | Cherry Creek HS |
| 27 | Kevin Nicholson | San Diego Padres | SS | Stetson University |
| 28 | Tim Drew | Cleveland Indians | P, OF | Lowndes County HS |
| 29 | Troy Cameron | Atlanta Braves | SS | St. Thomas Aquinas HS |
| 30 | Jack Cust | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1B | Immaculata HS |
| 31 | Jason Standridge | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | P | Hewitt-Trussville HS |
Supplemental first round selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 32 | Nathan Haynes | Oakland Athletics | OF | Pinole Valley HS |
| 33 | Kyle Kane | Chicago White Sox | RHP | Saddleback College |
| 34 | Brett Caradonna | Chicago White Sox | OF | El Capitan HS |
| 35 | Mark Fischer | Boston Red Sox | OF | Georgia Tech |
| 36 | Ntema Ndungidi | Baltimore Orioles | OF | Collège Édouard-Montpetit |
| 37 | Chris Stowe | Montreal Expos | P | Chancellor HS |
| 38 | Scott Hodges | Montreal Expos | 3B, OF | Henry Clay HS |
| 39 | Jason Romano | Texas Rangers | 3B | Hillsborough HS |
| 40 | Ryan Bradley | New York Yankees | P | Arizona State University |
| 41 | Jason Fitzgerald | Cleveland Indians | 3B, OF | Tulane University |
| 42 | Denny Wagner | Oakland Athletics | P | Virginia Tech |
| 43 | Aaron Myette | Chicago White Sox | P | Central Arizona College |
| 44 | Bryan Hebson | Montreal Expos | P | Auburn University |
| 45 | Thomas Pittman | Montreal Expos | 1B | East St. John HS |
| 46 | Jim Parque | Chicago White Sox | P | UCLA |
| 47 | T.J. Tucker | Montreal Expos | P | River Ridge HS |
| 48 | Shane Arthurs | Montreal Expos | P | Westmoore HS |
| 49 | Dan McKinley | San Francisco Giants | OF | Arizona State University |
| 50 | Matthew LeCroy | Minnesota Twins | C | Clemson University |
| 51 | Rocky Biddle | Chicago White Sox | P | Long Beach State University |
| 52 | Tootie Myers | Montreal Expos | OF | Petal HS |
Compensation Picks
Other notable players
- Randy Wolf, 2nd round, 54th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Scott Linebrink, 2nd round, 56th overall by the San Francisco Giants
- Tyler Walker, 2nd round, 58th overall by the New York Mets
- Jeff Weaver, 2nd round, 62nd overall by the Chicago White Sox, but did not sign
- Aaron Cook, 2nd round, 70th overall by the Colorado Rockies
- Rick Ankiel, 2nd round, 72nd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Chase Utley, 2nd round, 76th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign
- Jeremy Affeldt, 3rd round, 91st overall by the Kansas City Royals
- John Grabow, 3rd round, 92nd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Scott Downs, 3rd round, 94th overall by the Chicago Cubs
- Eric Byrnes, 4th round, 130th overall by the Houston Astros, but did not sign
- Chone Figgins, 4th round, 132nd overall by the Colorado Rockies
- Xavier Nady, 4th round, 134th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals, but did not sign
- Derrick Turnbow, 5th round, 146th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Michael Young, 5th round, 149th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- DeWayne Wise, 5th round, 158th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
- Randy Choate, 5th round, 169th overall by the New York Yankees
- Horacio Ramírez, 5th round, 172nd overall by the Atlanta Braves
- Tim Hudson, 6th round, 185th overall by the Oakland Athletics
- Mike Lamb, 7th round, 227th overall by the Texas Rangers
- Cliff Lee, 8th round, 246th overall by the Florida Marlins, but did not sign
- Scott Williamson, 9th round, 278th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
- Toby Hall, 9th round, 294th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- Garrett Atkins, 10th round, 300th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
- Michael Wuertz, 11th round, 334th overall by the Chicago Cubs
- Jerry Hairston, Jr., 11th round, 345th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
- Joel Piñeiro, 12th round, 373rd overall by the Seattle Mariners
- Ross Gload, 13th round, 396th overall by the Florida Marlins
- Jeremy Guthrie, 15th round, 450th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
- Jason Michaels, 15th round, 464th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals, but did not sign
- Shawn Camp, 16th round, 500th overall by the San Diego Padres
- Johnny Estrada, 17th round, 506th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- David Eckstein, 19th round, 581st overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Mark Hendrickson, 20th round, 599th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Tim Redding, 20th round, 610th overall by the Houston Astros
- J. C. Romero, 21st round, 633rd overall by the Minnesota Twins
- D. J. Carrasco, 26th round, 795th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
- Mike González, 30th round, 902nd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Nick Punto, 33rd round, 993rd overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
- Alex Cintrón, 36th round, 1103rd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Brandon Lyon, 37th round, 1110th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
- Scot Shields, 38th round, 1137th overall by the Anaheim Angels
- Orlando Hudson, 43rd round, 1280th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- David DeJesus, 43rd round, 1281st overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
- Brad Hawpe, 46th round, 1344th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
- Chad Qualls, 52nd round, 1444th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
- Aaron Heilman, 55th round, 1488th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
- Heath Bell, 69th round, 1583rd overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign
- Willie Harris, 90th round, 1605th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign
NFL players drafted
- Javon Walker, 12th round, 366th overall by the Florida Marlins
- Antwaan Randle El, 14th round, 424th overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
- Marques Tuiasosopo, 34th round, 1023rd overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
- Freddie Mitchell, 47th round, 1379th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign
NHL players drafted
- Paul Manning 20th round, 619th overall by the New York Yankees