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A list of players who were 1st overall MLB draft picks.

1st Overall MLB Draft Picks
Year Player Pos. Drafted From Drafted By
2013 Mark Appel RHP Stanford Houston Astros
2012 Carlos Correa SS Puerto Rico B.A. Houston Astros
2011 Gerrit Cole RHP UCLA Pittsburgh Pirates
2010 Bryce Harper C/OF Southern Nevada (CC) Washington Nationals
2009 Stephen Strasburg RHP San Diego State Washington Nationals
2008 Tim Beckham SS Griffin HS (Ga.) Tampa Bay Rays
2007 David Price LHP Vanderbilt Tampa Bay Rays
2006 Luke Hochevar RHP None Kansas City Royals
2005 Justin Upton SS Great Bridge (VA) HS Arizona Diamondbacks
2004 Matthew Bush SS-RHP Mission Bay HS (CA) San Diego Padres
2003 Delmon Young RF Adolfo Camarillo HS (CA) Tampa Bay Devil Rays
2002 Bryan Bullington P Ball State University Pittsburgh Pirates
2001 Joe Mauer C Cretin-Derham Hall HS (MN) Minnesota Twins
2000 Adrian Gonzalez 1B Eastlake HS (CA) Florida Marlins
1999 Josh Hamilton OF Athens Drive HS (NC) Tampa Bay Devil Rays
1998 Pat Burrell 1B University of Miami (FL) Philadelphia Phillies
1997 Matt Anderson P Rice University Detroit Tigers
1996 Kris Benson P Clemson University Pittsburgh Pirates
1995 Darin Erstad OF University of Nebraska California Angels
1994 Paul Wilson P Florida State University New York Mets
1993 Alex Rodriguez SS Westminster Christian HS (FL) Seattle Mariners
1992 Phil Nevin 3B Cal State Fullerton University Houston Astros
1991 Brien Taylor P East Carteret HS (NC) New York Yankees
1990 Chipper Jones SS-P The Bolles School HS (FL) Atlanta Braves
1989 Ben McDonald P Louisiana State University Baltimore Orioles
1988 Andy Benes P University of Evansville San Diego Padres
1987 Ken Griffey OF Moeller HS (OH) Seattle Mariners
1986 Jeff King SS-3B University of Arkansas Pittsburgh Pirates
1985 B.J. Surhoff SS-C University of North Carolina Milwaukee Brewers
1984 Shawn Abner OF Mechanicsburg HS (PA) New York Mets
1983 Tim Belcher P Mount Vernon Nazarene College Minnesota Twins
1982 Shawon Dunston SS Thomas Jefferson HS (NY) Chicago Cubs
1981 Mike Moore P Oral Roberts University Seattle Mariners
1980 Darryl Strawberry OF Crenshaw HS (CA) New York Mets