The 2026 MLB Draft is this weekend, Saturday, July 11, at the Philadelphia Convention Center. The opning day of the draft will include the first four rounds and will start at 1:30pm EST, with TV coverage starting at 1:00pm.
This year, rounds 5-20 will take place on Sunday, July 12.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have the largest bonus pool in MLB history at $19,130,700 to go along with the number five overall pick and 22 total picks in the draft. Baseball America had this to say about the Bucs and the draft:
“Because of the amount of money they have to spend it would be surprising if their draft haul wasn’t one of the most compelling in the league after the draft is over.”
Here’s how to access the MLB Draft.
TV and Streaming
Day 1: Saturday, July 11 (Rounds 1-4)
• 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET – Picks 1-10 (NBC/Peacock)
• 2:30-4:30 p.m. ET – Picks 11-40 (MLB Network, MLB.com, MLB.TV, MLB+)
• 4:30-7:45 p.m. ET – Picks 41-135 (MLB.com, MLB.TV, MLB+)
Day 2: Sunday, July 12 (Rounds 5-20)
• 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. ET (MLB.com, MLB.TV, MLB+)
2026 MLB Draft Order (First Round + PPI Picks + Competitive Balance Round A)
Prospect Promotion Incentive Picks
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Houston Astros (Hunter Brown – Top-3 finish in 2025 AL Cy Young Award voting)
Competitive Balance Round A
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San Francisco Giants (from Cleveland Guardians)
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Tampa Bay Rays (from Baltimore Orioles)
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