Every 12th pick in MLB draft history

62 players have gone 12th in the MLB draft since 1965, from Dick Grant to Jared Grindlinger in 2026. The most decorated: Nomar Garciaparra (1994; AL Rookie of the Year, AL Silver Slugger, 6x All-Star), Kirk Gibson (1978; NL Manager of the Year, NL MVP), and Billy Wagner (1993; 6x All-Star). 52 of the 62 won nothing on the MLB honours list.

MLB draft, every No. 12 pick by year

Year	Player	Team	Honours
2026	Jared Grindlinger	Los Angeles Angels	—
2025	Gavin Fien	Texas Rangers	—
2024	Braden Montgomery	Boston Red Sox	—
2023	Tommy Troy	Arizona Diamondbacks	—
2022	Jace Jung	Detroit Tigers	—
2021	Harry Ford	Seattle Mariners	—
2020	Austin Hendrick	Cincinnati Reds	—
2019	Brett Baty	New York Mets	—
2018	Jordan Groshans	Toronto Blue Jays	—
2017	Shane Baz	Pittsburgh Pirates	—
2016	Jay Groome	Boston Red Sox	—
2015	Josh Naylor	Miami Marlins	All-Star
2014	Kodi Medeiros	Milwaukee Brewers	—
2013	D.J. Peterson	Seattle Mariners	—
2012	Gavin Cecchini	New York Mets	—
2011	Taylor Jungmann	Milwaukee Brewers	—
2010	Yasmani Grandal	Cincinnati Reds	2x All-Star
2009	Aaron Crow	Kansas City Royals	All-Star
2008	Jemile Weeks	Toronto Blue Jays	—
2007	Matt Dominguez	Miami Marlins	—
2006	Kasey Kiker	Texas Rangers	—
2005	Jay Bruce	Cincinnati Reds	2x NL Silver Slugger, 3x All-Star
2004	Jered Weaver	Los Angeles Angels	3x All-Star
2003	Lastings Milledge	New York Mets	—
2002	Joe Saunders	Los Angeles Angels	All-Star
2001	Mike Jones	Milwaukee Brewers	—
2000	Joe Borchard	Chicago White Sox	—
1999	Brett Myers	Philadelphia Phillies	—
1998	Adam Everett	Boston Red Sox	—
1997	Aaron Akin	Miami Marlins	—
1996	Bobby Seay	Chicago White Sox	—
1995	Matt Morris	St. Louis Cardinals	2x All-Star
1994	Nomar Garciaparra	Boston Red Sox	AL Rookie of the Year, AL Silver Slugger, 6x All-Star
1993	Billy Wagner	Houston Astros	6x All-Star
1992	Ken Felder	Milwaukee Brewers	—
1991	Doug Glanville	Chicago Cubs	—
1990	Todd Ritchie	Minnesota Twins	—
1989	Jeff Juden	Houston Astros	—
1988	Tom Fischer	Boston Red Sox	—
1987	Delino DeShields	Washington Nationals	—
1986	Scott Hemond	Athletics	—
1985	Cameron Drew	Houston Astros	—
1984	Oddibe McDowell	Texas Rangers	—
1983	Ron DeLucchi	Pittsburgh Pirates	—
1982	Mark Snyder	Cleveland Guardians	—
1981	Jay Roberts	Atlanta Braves	—
1980	Jeff Reed	Minnesota Twins	—
1979	Jon Perlman	Chicago Cubs	—
1978	Kirk Gibson	Detroit Tigers	NL Manager of the Year, NL MVP, NL Silver Slugger
1977	Randy Martz	Chicago Cubs	—
1976	Billy Simpson	Texas Rangers	—
1975	Sammye Welborn	Philadelphia Phillies	—
1974	Dennis Sherrill	New York Yankees	—
1973	Joe Edelen	St. Louis Cardinals	—
1972	Mike Ondina	Chicago White Sox	—
1971	Neil Rasmussen	Houston Astros	—
1970	Dave Cheadle	New York Yankees	—
1969	Gene Holbert	Atlanta Braves	—
1968	Lloyd Allen	Los Angeles Angels	—
1967	Andrew Finlay	Atlanta Braves	—
1966	John Curtis	Cleveland Guardians	—
1965	Dick Grant	Atlanta Braves	—

Honours from the MLB award history and the All-Star selections, matched to the pick by name. Picks from MLB (statsapi); the club is named as it is today.