Who was drafted first in the 2022 MLB Draft?

The 2022 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft is taking place July 17–19, 2022, in Los Angeles. The draft assigns amateur baseball players to Major League Baseball (MLB) teams and its order is based on the reverse order of the 2021 MLB season standings.

In addition, compensation picks have been distributed for players who did not sign from the 2021 MLB Draft.

Who was drafted first in the 2022 MLB Draft?

Jackson Holliday, an American baseball shortstop was selected first overall by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.

Holliday attended Stillwater High School in Stillwater, Oklahoma and after his freshman year, he committed to play college baseball at Oklahoma State University.

As a junior in 2021, Holliday batted .500 with six home runs and fifty RBIs and he was also named the Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year. That summer, he played in various national events including the Perfect Game All-American Classic at Petco Park. He also was named to USA Baseball’s 18U team.

Holliday entered his senior year in 2022 as a top prospect for the upcoming draft and he finished the season batting .685 with 17 home runs, 79 RBIs, 29 doubles, and thirty stolen bases over forty games.

He set a national record for hits in a season for an amateur player with 89, surprassing the previous record of 88 set by J. T. Realmuto in 2010.

He was named the Oklahoma Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year.