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MLB Draft 2020: Round 2 start time, TV channel, and draft order

Major League Baseball will finish up its 2020 novice draft on Thursday. The draft began on Wednesday, with the Detroit Tigers choosing Arizona State University first baseman Spencer Torkelson No. 1 overall, and teams making a joined 37 picks. Rounds two through five will occur on Thursday, starting at 5 p.m. ET.

Below you’ll discover more data about how to watch the draft’s second day.

Viewing data for Day 2

  • Date: Thursday, June 11
  • Time: 5 p.m. ET
  • Television: MLB Network and ESPN2
  • Streaming: MLB.com
  • Picks: 38-160 (Rounds: second, Competitive Balance Round B, Supplemental second, third, fourth, fifth)

Round 2 draft order

  1. Detroit Tigers
  2. Baltimore Orioles
  3. Miami Marlins
  4. Kansas City Royals
  5. Toronto Blue Jays
  6. Seattle Mariners
  7. Pittsburgh Pirates
  8. San Diego Padres
  9. Colorado Rockies
  10. Chicago White Sox
  11. Cincinnati Reds
  12. San Francisco Giants
  13. Texas Rangers
  14. Chicago Cubs
  15. New York Mets
  16. Milwaukee Brewers
  17. St. Louis Cardinals
  18. Washington Nationals
  19. Cleveland Indians
  20. Tampa Bay Rays
  21. Oakland Athletics
  22. Minnesota Twins
  23. Los Angeles Dodgers

The Houston Astros were deprived of their first and second-round picks in the 2020 and 2021 drafts as a major aspect of their discipline for the sign-taking embarrassment. The Red Sox were just deprived of the current year’s second-round pick for their sign-stealing scandal.

Best players accessible

Here are the top players accessible on Day 2 as indicated by Anderson’s top 50 rankings. Teams will spend Thursday morning conversing with these players and attempting to pin down everybody’s eagerness to sign, and their bonus requests.

  • Jared Kelley, RHP, Refugio High School (TX)
  • Chris McMahon, RHP, Miami
  • J.T. Ginn, RHP, Mississippi State
  • Daniel Cabrera, OF, LSU
  • Cole Wilcox, RHP, Georgia
  • Logan Allen, LHP, FIU
  • Clayton Beeter, RHP, Texas Tech
  • Dax Fulton, LHP, Mustang High School (OK)
  • Carson Montgomery, RHP, Windermere High School (FL)
  • Masyn Winn, SS/RHP, Kingwood High School (TX)
  • Casey Martin, SS/OF, Arkansas
  • Dillon Dingler, C, Ohio State
  • Jared Jones, RHP, La Mirada High School (CA)
  • Burl Carraway, LHP, Dallas Baptist