Tampa Bay Rays draft history
51 first-round picks
Who have the Rays drafted?
The Tampa Bay Rays have made 51 first-round picks since 1996. The best of them: Evan Longoria, 3rd overall in 2006, with 5 league awards and 3 All-Stars. Their latest first-round pick is Grady Emerson, 2nd overall in 2026. Of the 15 first-round picks from 2017 to 2023, 2 have made an All-Star team.
Rays 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.