2017 Major League Baseball draft
The 2017 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft began on June 12, 2017. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The first 36 picks, including the first round and compensatory picks, were broadcast on MLB Network on June 12, while the remainder of the draft was live streamed on MLB.com on June 13 and 14.
With the worst record in the 2016 MLB season, the Minnesota Twins received the first overall pick. Compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2016 MLB Draft. Also, fourteen small-market teams competed in a lottery for additional competitive balance picks, with six teams receiving an additional pick after the first round, and eight teams receiving an additional pick after the second round. The Twins selected Royce Lewis with the first overall selection.
First round selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 1 | Minnesota Twins | Shortstop | JSerra Catholic High School | |
| 2 | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | Notre Dame High School | |
| 3 | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Whiteville High School | |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Rays | First baseman/Pitcher | Louisville | |
| 5 | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Vanderbilt | |
| 6 | Oakland Athletics | Outfielder | North Davidson High School | |
| 7 | Arizona Diamondbacks | First baseman | Virginia | |
| 8 | Philadelphia Phillies | Outfielder | Virginia | |
| 9 | Milwaukee Brewers | Second baseman | UC Irvine | |
| 10 | Los Angeles Angels | Outfielder | Ballard High School | |
| 11 | Chicago White Sox | Third baseman | Missouri State | |
| 12 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Concordia Lutheran High School | |
| 13 | Miami Marlins | Pitcher | Carlsbad High School | |
| 14 | Kansas City Royals | First baseman | Huntington Beach High School | |
| 15 | Houston Astros | Pitcher | North Carolina | |
| 16 | New York Yankees | Pitcher | South Carolina | |
| 17 | Seattle Mariners | First baseman | Kentucky | |
| 18 | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Florida | |
| 19 | San Francisco Giants | Outfielder | Leadership Christian Academy | |
| 20 | New York Mets | Pitcher | Oregon | |
| 21 | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | Valdosta High School | |
| 22 | Toronto Blue Jays | Shortstop | North Carolina | |
| 23 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Outfielder | Vanderbilt | |
| 24 | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | Missouri | |
| 25 | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | Houston | |
| 26 | Texas Rangers | Outfielder | McGill–Toolen Catholic High School | |
| 27 | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota |