Rob Manfred mispronounces No. 1 pick Roch Cholowsky’s name in brutal MLB draft moment
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Rob Manfred might want a do-over on this one.
Baseball’s first major event of the All Star Weekend, the MLB Draft, kicks off today. Today we have the first four rounds of the Draft televised; rounds 5 through 2o will occur tomorrow off-air.
The event begins at 1:00pm on NBC/Peacock, where the Chicago White Sox will make the first pick around 1:30pm. This year’s draft is structured a bit strangely, as the first 10 picks are on NBC/Peacock, but picks 11-40 are on the MLB network. Rounds 2 through 4 are on MLB.tv or MLB.com and are expected to last from 4:30 to 7:45pm. Day 2 will be an untelevised event tomorrow afternoon.
Stay here to follow along throughout the draft for every Tigers’ pick and every first round pick overall. As each pick is made, this post will be updated with that player’s name, position, and where they’re drafted from. Join us for duscussion on the whole Day 1 coverage of the draft in the comments. The Tigers have a bonus pool of $9,165,100 to work with. They’ll select 22nd overall for their first round pick.
Round 1
1. White Sox, Roch Cholowsky, SS, UCLA 2. Rays, Grady Emerson, SS, Fort Worth Christian HS (TX) 3. Twins, Vahn Lackey, C, Georgia Tech 4. Giants, Jackson Flora, RHP, UC Santa Barbara 5. Pirates, Derek Curiel, OF, LSU 6. Royals, Zion Rose, OF, Louisville 7. Orioles, Eric Booth Jr., OF, Oak Grove (MS) 8. Athletics, Drew Burress, OF, Georgia Tech 9. Braves, AJ Gracia, OF, Virginia 10. Rockies, Tyler Bell, SS, Kentucky 11. Nationals, Chris Hacopian, 2B, Texas A&M 12. Angels, Jared Grindlinger, OF, Huntington Beach HS (CA) 13. Cardinals, Trevor Condon, OF, Etowah HS (GA) 14. Marlins, Jacob Lombard, SS, Gulliver Prep HS (FL) 15. D-backs, Ryder Helfrick, C, Arkansas 16. Rangers, Gio Rojas, LHP, Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS (FL) 17. Astros, Logan Hughes, OF, Texas Tech 18. Reds, Justin Lebron, SS, Alabama 19. Guardians, Liam Peterson, RHP, Florida 20. Red Sox, Jake Schaffner, SS, North Carolina 21. Padres, Coleman Borthwick, South Walton HS (CA) 22. Tigers, Cameron Flukey, RHP, Coastal Carolina 23. Cubs, Cade Townsend, RHP, Ole Miss 24. Mariners, Ace Reese, 3B, Mississippi State 25. Brewers, Trey Ebel, SS, Corona HS (CA)
Prospect Promotion Incentive Picks
26. Braves, Carter Beck, OF, Indiana State
27. Mets, Carson Wiggins, RHP, Arkansas
28. Astros, Jack Radel, RHP, Notre Dame