CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Guardians hold the No. 19 overall pick in the first round of the 2026 MLB Draft, scheduled to begin on July 11, 2026. The draft will span two days, with the first three rounds taking place on July 11 and Rounds 4-20 occurring on July 12. The first round will be televised on NBC, with the remainder of the draft available on Peacock.

Potential targets for the No. 19 pick include Texas A&M second baseman Chris Hacopian and Mississippi State third baseman Ace Reese. In addition to their first-round selection, the Guardians possess the No. 59 overall pick in the second round and the No. 95 overall pick in the third round. The team previously traded its original Competitive Balance Round A pick, which was No. 29 overall, to the San Francisco Giants as part of a trade for Patrick Bailey.

In the 2025 MLB Draft, the Guardians selected Jace LaViolette, an outfielder from Texas A&M, with the No. 27 overall pick. During the 2026 season, LaViolette is hitting .235 with a .340 on-base percentage, 12 home runs, 11 doubles, 51 RBIs, and seven stolen bases for High-A Lake County.

The Guardians selected Travis Bazzana, a second baseman from Oregon State, with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. Bazzana was selected to his first All-Star Game in 2026 and serves as the everyday second baseman and leadoff hitter for Cleveland. In the 2023 MLB Draft, the team chose Ralphy Velazquez, a first baseman from Huntington Beach High School, at No. 23 overall.

Other past draft selections for the Guardians include Chase DeLauter, an outfielder from James Madison, at No. 16 overall in 2022, and Gavin Williams, a starting pitcher from East Carolina, at No. 23 overall in 2021. In the 2020 MLB Draft, the team selected Carson Tucker, a shortstop from Mountain Pointe High School, at No. 23 overall. Daniel Espino, a starting pitcher from Georgia Premier Academy High School, was chosen with the No. 24 overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft.