The 2026 MLB Draft is approaching, and Baseball America is providing a comprehensive, state-by-state look at the talent across the country with our rankings of the the top 2026 high school baseball players by state.<\/p>\n
Our state lists collectively include rankings for more than 1,000 players from across the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada, offering an in-depth look at the 2026 high school class. Players are listed in the state where they attend high school, with the depth of each list varying depending on the level of talent in each state.<\/p>\n
More MLB Draft Rankings<\/p>\n
These rankings are based on Baseball America\u2019s extensive scouting coverage, combining first-hand evaluations and industry feedback to line up players based on their projected future talent. The rankings reflect the full spectrum of talent in the 2026 class. The players who project to be the best major league players\u2014and thus will likely end up being high draft picks\u2014are at the top of our rankings. <\/p>\n
In addition to elite draft prospects, these lists include high-end college recruits, many of whom project to be impact college players who could raise their MLB prospect profiles after getting to campus. They also include other players who have the potential to be quality Division I regulars. <\/p>\n
The players at the top of the lists stand out right now with the highest long-term major league projection, but there are future major leaguers throughout these lists. Player further down the rankings have a greater chance of getting to college, where they have the potential to emerge after more development at that level. <\/p>\n
These lists offer a resource for tracking the best 2026 high school baseball prospects who could shape the 2026 MLB Draft and make an impact on college baseball programs in the years ahead. For college programs, major league teams and fans, these lists provide a deeper look into the pipeline of talent that will shape the 2026 MLB Draft class, future draft classes and the next half decade of college baseball.<\/p>\n
Michigan Class Of 2026 Baseball Rankings<\/p>\n
RANKPLAYERPOSSCHOOLCOMMIT1Ethan ArmstrongRHPGarden CityMichigan2Brenden Olsen1B\/OFNiles SeniorHouston3Dylan FairchildSSDetroit Catholic CentralCincinnati4Carson LiedelRHPMonroeAuburn5Jack ManzellaRHPFraserMichigan State6Andrew Tribul3B\/OFOrchard Lake St. Mary\u2019sMichigan State7Hudson BrzustewiczSSOrchard Lake St. Mary\u2019sNotre Dame8Andrew MahoneyLHPDetroit Catholic CentralCincinnati9Emmett LingemanRHPCentral MontcalmKellog JC10Luke CrightonSS\/RHPOrchard Lake St. Mary\u2019sIndiana11Cole DuhaimeLHPBrother RiceVirginia12Cole NovaraOFDexterMichigan State13Kellen FordOFHopkinsWright State14Sebastian ShorterRHPBirmingham GrovesDayton15James NuechterleinRHPDakotaWayne State16Bennett ThompsonCDetroit Catholic CentralMichigan State17Maddux KiplingRHPSpring LakeMichigan State18Ryan WiluszCBloomfield HillsDavidson19Drake RoaSSNotre Dame PrepMichigan20Chris YorkRHPClarkstonWestern Michigan21Jax RachtRHPNiles SeniorYoungstown State22Lennox PeacockRHPEscanabaWestern Michigan23Jaden SaavedraCSouth Lyon EastBowling Green24Boden BishopOFLakelandWestern Michigan25Alexander ScheinfieldLHPWylie E. GrovesMichigan State<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 MLB Draft is approaching, and Baseball America is providing a comprehensive, state-by-state look at the talent…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":677510,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2276],"tags":[5,2291,4,1586],"class_list":{"0":"post-677509","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb-draft","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-major-league-baseball-draft","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-mlb-draft"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116419398418227128","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=677509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/677510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=677509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=677509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=677509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}