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The 1989 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1989. The draft saw the Baltimore Orioles select Ben McDonald first overall.
| 1989 Major League Baseball draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | June 5-x, 1989 |
| Overview | |
| 1490[1] total selections | |
| First selection | Ben McDonald Baltimore Orioles |
| First round selections | 30 |
| Hall of Famers | 4
|
The following are the first round picks in the 1989 Major League Baseball draft on June 5.
| = All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Todd Jones | Houston Astros | RHP | Jacksonville State |
| 28 | Jamie McAndrew | Los Angeles Dodgers | RHP | Florida |
| 29 | Kevin Morton | Boston Red Sox | LHP | Seton Hall |
| 30 | Gordon Powell | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | Hughes HS (Cincinnati) |
- Brian Hunter, 2nd round, 35th overall by the Houston Astros
- Tim Salmon, 3rd round, 69th overall by the California Angels
- Jerry Dipoto, 3rd round, 71st overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Shane Reynolds†, 3rd round, 72nd overall by the Houston Astros
- John Olerud†, 3rd round, 79th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Phil Nevin†, 3rd round, 82nd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign
- Eric Wedge, 3rd round, 83rd overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Brook Fordyce, 3rd round, 84th overall by the New York Mets
- Denny Neagle†, 3rd round, 85th overall by the Minnesota Twins
- Jeff Bagwell‡, 4th round, 110th overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Scott Erickson†, 4th round, 112th overall by the Minnesota Twins
- Ryan Klesko†, 4th round, 116th overall by the Atlanta Braves
- Alan Embree, 5th round, 125th overall by the Cleveland Indians
- J. T. Snow, 5th round, 129th overall by the New York Yankees
- Paul Quantrill†, 6th round, 163rd overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Russ Springer, 7th round, 181st overall by the New York Yankees
- Butch Huskey, 7th round, 190th overall by the New York Mets
- Curt Leskanic, 8th round, 203rd overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Mike Lansing, 9th round, 219th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
- Sterling Hitchcock, 9th round, 233rd overall by the New York Yankees
- Jeffrey Hammonds†, 9th round, 237th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
- Chad Mottola, 10th round, 245th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
- Scot McCloughan, 10th round, 266th overall by the New York Mets
- Marty Cordova, 10th round, 269th overall by the Minnesota Twins
- Kelly Stinnett, 11th round, 281st overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Trevor Hoffman‡, 11th round, 290th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
- Jim Thome‡, 13th round, 333rd overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Mike Trombley, 14th round, 373rd overall by the Minnesota Twins
- Pat Rapp, 15th round, 388th overall by the San Francisco Giants
- Gregg Zaun, 17th round, 427th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
- Brian Giles†, 17th round, 437th overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Mark Grudzielanek†, 17th round, 450th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
- Tim Worrell, 20th round, 520th overall by the San Diego Padres
- Jeff Kent†, 20th round, 523rd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Robert Person, 25th round, 645th overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Joe Randa, 30th round, 773rd overall by the California Angels, but did not sign
- Joe Borowski, 32nd round, 823rd overall by the Chicago White Sox
- Dana Brown, 35th round, 898th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Hilly Hathaway, 35th round, 903rd overall by the California Angels
- Jorge Posada†, 43rd round, 1,116th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
- Jason Giambi†, 43rd round, 1,118th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers, but did not sign
- Eric Young†, 43rd round, 1,123rd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Chad Curtis, 45th round, 1,157th overall by the California Angels
- Bobby Magallanes, 50th round, 1,260th overall by the Seattle Mariners
- Denny Hocking, 52nd round, 1,314th overall by the Minnesota Twins
† All-Star
‡ Hall of Famer
NBA/NFL players drafted
- Scott Burrell, 1st round, 26th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign
- Jeff Brohm, 7th round, 176th overall by the Montreal Expos, but did not sign
- Rodney Peete, 13th round, 348th overall by the Oakland Athletics, but did not sign
- Marcus Robertson, 19th round, 489th overall by the Cleveland Indians, but did not sign
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