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| The Rule 4 draft was instituted in 1965 and Kansas City took this outfielder first overall. He was an all-star in 1968 and 1978 and a member of the 1981 Word Series Champion Dodger | |
| One of two national league franchises that has had 5 #1 overall picks, tops in baseball. | |
| With Jason Isringhausen and Bill Pulsipher, this 1994 #1 overall was part of the 'Generation K.' | |
| This 1995 # 1 overall was the starting punter on the 1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers national champion. | |
| Either of the two players taken first overall who retired without appearing in a major league game. They were both taken by New York-based teams. | |
| When the Astros took this Cal State-Fullerton 3B first overall, scout and former back-to-back MVP Hal Newhouser resigned in protest. He had advocated for Derek Jeter who went 6th. | |
| The 1969 pick, he may be as well remembered today for coaching his later-major leaguer son's little leage team to two little league world series titles. | |
| This # 1 overall pick and 2009 all-star was only 19 -- the youngest player in the majors -- when he made his major league debut exactly three years after his older brother. | |
| In 2004 the Padres selected this local HS shortstop, who may one day add to the list of #1 picks who never made the majors | |
| No number #1 pick has been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. This 1987 #1 overall pick -- the oldest #1 overall pick still active -- seems likely to be the first. | |
| The only institution to have more than #1 overall picks. This school produced the 1965, 1976, and 1978 picks. | |
| Despite a lackluster career, this 1989 # 1 overall appeared on the July 18, 1994 'Rare Birds' cover of Sports Illustrated with then-teammate Mike Mussina. | |
| With 583 HRs coming into the 2010 season. he is a good bet to someday become the career home run leader among #1 overall picks, but for now he's still chasing a former teammate. | |
| When this hometown favorite was taken in 2001, the franchise taking him was roundly criticized for passing over Mark Prior to save money. | |
| This 1988 # 1 overall was an all-star in 1993 and won 155 games or 126 more than his younger brother. | |
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| The Mariners didn't exist in 1965 when the draft was instituted, but neither did this franchis which is tied with the Mariners for most #1 overall picks in the American League. | |
| This Pirate, Met, Oriole, Ranger, and Diamondback has often been overshadowed by his outspoken wife. | |
| This 1973 #1 overall moved right into the Rangers rotation. Arm troubles soon derailed his career. | |
| The Cubs drafted this high school SS #1 overall in 1982, he played 18 major league seasons, was an all-star in '88 and '90 for Chicago. He also played in the 2002 World Series. | |
| This 2007 #1 overall was the winning pitcher in Game 2 of the 2008 ALCS before he had ever won a regular season game. | |
| This 1978 Atlanta Brave draftee was the first #1 overall pick to win a Rookie of the Year award when he took home the NL RoY the year he was drafted. | |
| A Fort Worth Cat out of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, the Royals made him the only #1 overall selection not taken from a school. | |
| The only other #1 overall to take home a RoY award. He hit 335 home runs, made eight all-star teams, and earned 4 World Series rings. Still we ask what could have been. | |
| With 6 all-star teams and an MVP to his credit, this player has played his entire career for the team that took him #1 overall in 1990. | |
| Over his 18-year major league career, this 1985 #1 played every position but pitcher. He made his only all-star in 1999 as an Oriole outfielder. | |
| Another #1 overall pick with a major league brother, he was selected in 2003 and has thus far not lived up to his promise in stints with the Rays and Twins. | |
| Bill Almon, the #1 overall pick in 1974, has the distinction of being the only #1 pick selected from an Ivy League school. He played shortstop for this school. | |
| He was drafted #1 overall in 1977 and played 22 seasons, including three separate stints with both the White Sox and Orioles. | |
| The first pick in the 1998 Rule 4 draft, won a World Series in 2008 and then signed with the team that lost the '08 Series. | |
| In 2008, as a sophomore at San Diego State University, this future #1 overall went 8–3, with a 1.57 earned run average and 133 strikeouts in 97⅓ innings for the San Diego State | |
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