Boston Red Sox draft history
86 first-round picks
Who have the Red Sox drafted?
The Boston Red Sox have made 86 first-round picks since 1965. The best of them: Jim Rice, 15th overall in 1971, with the Hall of Fame and 3 league awards and 8 All-Stars. Their latest first-round pick is Jake Schaffner, 20th overall in 2026. Of the 6 first-round picks from 2017 to 2023, 1 has made an All-Star team.
Red Sox first-round picks
First rounds and supplemental picks from MLB's records; games are the player's career on file. Later rounds are not on file.