ROSEMONT, Ill. \u2013 A total of 50 players with ties to the Big Ten Conference were selected in the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft, which took place July 11-12 at the Philadelphia Convention Center. The selection number is a Big Ten record and marks a 28 percent increase from last year\u2019s draft class.<\/p>\n
UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky became the first Big Ten player to be selected No. 1 overall, going to the Chicago White Sox. He is the second Bruin chosen No. 1 during Head Coach John Savage\u2019s tenure.<\/p>\n
Fifteen Big Ten programs had either active players or signed recruits chosen over the weekend, as prospects were distributed among 23 MLB teams. UCLA produced a conference-high 10 picks while Minnesota had eight selections and Oregon seven draftees. USC extended its streak of having a player selected in every MLB Draft (dating to 1965), a milestone that stands just ahead of streaks by UCLA (56 years) and Minnesota (39 years).<\/p>\n
A complete list of Big Ten players from this year\u2019s MLB Draft:<\/p>\n
2026 MLB DRAFT\u00a0<\/p>\n
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