{"id":774671,"date":"2026-07-02T16:52:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/774671\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T16:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:52:16","slug":"when-is-the-2026-mlb-draft-everything-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/774671\/","title":{"rendered":"When Is the 2026 MLB Draft? Everything to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every July, Major League Baseball<\/a> takes a moment to step back, take a break from regular season competition<\/a>, and celebrate the present, past, and future of baseball with MLB All-Star Week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

How to Watch<\/p>\n

Watch MLB on NBC and streaming on Peacock<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While the present-day stars of the league are busy playing in the All-Star Game, hitting in the Home Run Derby, and more, the league’s next generation will be lining up for the 2026 MLB Draft. The best prospects from colleges and high schools around the United States and beyond will be on hand to see if their big league dreams are about to come true, and you’ll be able to catch it live on NBC and Peacock<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So, ahead of this year’s All-Star Break, let’s take a closer look at how you can watch the 2026 MLB Draft.\u00a0<\/p>\n

RELATED: Full Schedule of 2026 MLB Games on NBC and Peacock<\/a><\/p>\n

When is the 2026 MLB Draft?<\/p>\n

This year’s MLB All-Star Week begins on Friday, July 10, with the HBCU Swingman Classic Game. The 2026 MLB Draft will begin the following day, on Saturday, July 11, and continue into Sunday, July 12. The first three rounds of the Draft will be held on Saturday, with the remaining rounds 4-20 following on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Saturday’s Draft coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET from the Philadelphia Convention Center. Sunday’s coverage resumes at 11:30 a.m. ET.\u00a0<\/p>\n

How to Watch the 2026 MLB Draft<\/p>\n

You can catch the first three rounds, the entire first day, of the 2026 MLB Draft live on NBC and Peacock<\/a>. Coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET live on NBC and streaming simultaneously via Peacock<\/a>, with NBC Sports experts there to guide you through every single pick.\u00a0<\/p>\n

RELATED: MLB Sunday Night Baseball 2026 Full Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n

Who has the first pick in the 2026 MLB Draft?<\/p>\n

You can check out the full draft order over on Major League Baseball’s website, but if you want to know who’s up first in the 2026 MLB Draft, here are the first 10 picks as they stand right now:<\/p>\n

Chicago White SoxTampa Bay RaysMinnesota TwinsSan Francisco GiantsPittsburgh PiratesKansas City RoyalsBaltimore OriolesAthleticsAtlanta BravesColorado Rockies<\/p>\n

For more draft news, including mock draft projections and up-to-the-minute coverage, head to NBC Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Every July, Major League Baseball takes a moment to step back, take a break from regular season competition,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":774672,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[64,63,3632,591,70389,1833,85,75105,85037],"class_list":["post-774671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-episodic","tag-mlb","tag-nbc-sports","tag-peacock","tag-sports","tag-sunday-night-baseball","tag-where-to-watch"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=774671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/774672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=774671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=774671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=774671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}