Minnesota Twins draft history

89 first-round picks

Who have the Twins drafted?

The Minnesota Twins have made 89 first-round picks since 1965. The best of them: Joe Mauer, 1st overall in 2001, with the Hall of Fame and 9 league awards and 6 All-Stars. Their latest first-round pick is Vahn Lackey, 3rd overall in 2026. Of the 11 first-round picks from 2017 to 2023, 1 has made an All-Star team.

First-round picks

Twins first-round picks

Minnesota Twins first-round draft picks, newest first
DraftPickPlayerPosCareer
20263Vahn Lackey—
202516Marek Houston—
202536Riley Quick—
202421Kaelen CulpepperKansas StateSS33 games
202433Kyle DeBarge—
20235Walker JenkinsCF26 games
202334Charlee Soto—
20228Brooks LeeCal Poly3B345 games
202126Chase PettyRP19 games
202136Noah Miller—
202027Aaron SabatoNorth Carolina1B3 games
201913Keoni Cavaco—
201939Matt WallnerRF307 games
201820Trevor LarnachLF564 games
20171Royce Lewis1B383 games
201735Brent RookerMississippi StateDH573 games, 2 All-Stars
201615Alex Kirilloff—
20156Tyler Jay—
20145Nick Gordon—
20134Kohl Stewart—
20122Byron BuxtonCF991 games, 3 All-Stars
201232José BerríosSP275 games, 2 All-Stars
201242Luke Bard—
201130Levi Michael—
201150Travis Harrison—
201155Hudson Boyd—
201021Alex WimmersOhio StateRP22 games
200922Kyle GibsonMissouriSP334 games, 1 All-Star
200946Matt Bashore—
200814Aaron HicksRF981 games
200827Carlos Gutierrez—
200831Shooter Hunt—
200728Ben RevereLF857 games
200620Chris Parmelee—
200525Matt GarzaFresno StateSP290 games
200539Hank Sanchez—
200420Trevor Plouffe3B830 games
200422Glen PerkinsMinnesotaRP409 games, 3 All-Stars
200425Kyle WaldropRP24 games
200435Matt FoxUCFSP4 games
200439Jay Rainville—
200321Matt Moses—
200220Denard SpanLF1,359 games
20011Joe MauerHOF1B1,858 games, 6 All-Stars
20002Adam JohnsonRP9 games
200031Aaron HeilmanNotre DameRP477 games
19995B.J. Garbe—
19986Ryan Mills—
19979Michael CuddyerLF1,536 games, 2 All-Stars
199750Matthew LeCroy—
19962Travis LeeSan Diego State1B1,099 games
199513Mark RedmanOklahomaSP219 games, 1 All-Star
19948Todd WalkerLSU1B1,288 games
199434Travis MillerKent StateRP203 games
199320Torii HunterRF2,372 games, 5 All-Stars
199321Jason VaritekGeorgia TechC1,546 games, 3 All-Stars
199333Marc Barcelo—
199338Kelcey Mucker—
199226Dan SerafiniRP104 games
19913Dave McCartyStanford1B632 games
199127Scott StahoviakCreighton1B344 games
199012Todd RitchieRP184 games
199029Midre CummingsLF460 games
198925Chuck KnoblauchTexas A&MLF1,632 games, 4 All-Stars
198820Johnny Ard—
19873Willie BanksRP181 games
198610Derek Parks—
198513Jeff Bumgarner—
19848Jay Bell2B2,063 games, 2 All-Stars
19831Tim BelcherMount Vernon NazareneSP394 games
19824Bryan OelkersWichita StateRP45 games
198111Michael Sodders—
198012Jeff ReedC1,234 games
197911Kevin Brandt—
197816Lenny FaedoSS174 games
197715Paul Croft—
197610Jamie AllenArizona State3B86 games
197513Rick SofieldCF207 games
197414Ted Shipley—
197311Eddie BaneArizona StateP44 games
19728Dick RuthvenFresno StateRP355 games, 2 All-Stars
197121Dale Soderholm—
197022Bob Gorinski54 games
19697Paul Ray—
1969671Robert Love—
196816Alex Rowell—
196717Steve Brye697 games
196620Bob Jones—
19659Eddie Leon601 games

First rounds and supplemental picks from MLB's records; games are the player's career on file. Later rounds are not on file.