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List of Toronto Blue Jays first-round draft picks

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The Toronto Blue Jays are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They play in the American League East division. Since the Blue Jays' entrance into the league in 1977, the Blue Jays have selected 72 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", the Rule 4 draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning amateur players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick.{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/draftday/rules.jsp|title=First-Year Player Draft Rules|work=MLB.com|access-date=June 10, 2010}} In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks.{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081126&content_id=3694740&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil&partnerId=rss_mil|title=Brewers offer three arbitration|last=McCalvy|first=Adam|work=Brewers.MLB.com|publisher=Milwaukee Brewers|access-date=June 10, 2010}} The First-Year Player Draft is unrelated to the 1976 expansion draft in which the Blue Jays initially filled their roster.

Of the 72 players picked in the first round by Toronto, 35 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 26 of them were right-handed, while nine were left-handed. 14 shortstops, 12 outfielders, four catchers and third basemen, and three first basemen have also been selected. The team has never drafted a player at second base in the first round.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_round&team_ID=TOR&draft_round=1&draft_type=junreg&|title=Toronto Blue Jays 1st Round Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 10, 2010}} 38 players were drafted out of high school, while 31 came from four-year college programs and two from junior colleges. They have also drafted two players from Puerto Rico: Alex Ríos (1999) and Miguel Negrón (2000).

Ed Sprague Jr. (1988), who was with the franchise when they won the World Series in 1992 and 1993, is the only pick to win a championship with the team.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/spraged02.shtml|title=Ed Sprague Statistics and History|access-date=June 10, 2010|work=Baseball-Reference.com}} No picks have won the MLB Rookie of the Year Award, though Shawn Green (1991) and Alex Ríos (1999) finished fifth in the voting in 1995 and 2004, respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1995.shtml#ALroy|title=1995 Awards Voting|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 10, 2010}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2004.shtml#ALroy|title=2004 Awards Voting|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 10, 2010}} Roy Halladay (1995) is the only first-round pick of the Blue Jays to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, occurring in 2019, and to earn a Cy Young Award with the team, winning in 2003.{{cite web|title=Roy Halladay|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/halladay-roy|access-date=July 12, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hallaro01.shtml|title=Roy Halladay Statistics and History|access-date=June 10, 2010|work=Baseball-Reference.com}} Jay Schroeder (1979) was drafted as a catcher, but ended up becoming a quarterback for ten years in the National Football League.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SchrJa00.htm|title=Jay Schroeder NFL & AFL Football Statistics|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|access-date=June 10, 2010}}

The Blue Jays have made 23 selections in the supplemental round of the draft and 31 compensatory picks since their entry into the league in 1977. These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the previous off-season,{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/draftday/faq.jsp|title=First-Year Player Draft FAQ|work=MLB.com|access-date=June 3, 2010}}{{ref label|Value|V|V}} or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year.{{cite web|url=http://mlbplayers.mlb.com/pa/releases/releases.jsp?content=102406|work=MLB.com Players Association|title=MLB, MLBPA reach five-year labor accord|access-date=June 10, 2010|date=October 24, 2006}} The Blue Jays have failed to sign three of their first-round picks, James Paxton (2009), who opted to return to the University of Kentucky, Tyler Beede (2011), and Phil Bickford (2013).{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/08/18/winners.losers/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102084258/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/08/18/winners.losers/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 2, 2012|first=John|last=Manuel|title=MLB draft deadline winners and losers|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=August 18, 2009|access-date=July 1, 2010}} The Blue Jays received the 38th pick in 2010, the 22nd pick in 2012, and the 11th pick in 2015 as compensation.{{cite news|url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/Jays+take+pitcher+McGuire+first+round+draft/3124451/story.html|title=Jays take pitcher McGuire in first round of MLB draft|first=John|last=Lott|work=The Vancouver Sun|date=June 8, 2010|access-date=June 10, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610023435/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Jays+take+pitcher+McGuire+first+round+draft/3124451/story.html|archive-date=June 10, 2010}}

Key

class="wikitable" border="1"
Year

| Links to an article about that year's Major League Baseball Draft

Position

| Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play

Pick

| Indicates the number of the pick

bgcolor="#bbffbb"|*

| Player did not sign with the Blue Jays

bgcolor="#bbbbff"| §

| Indicates a supplemental pick

style="background:#ff9;"|†

|Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame

bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| '92–'93

| Player was a member of Blue Jays' 1992 and 1993 championship teams

Picks

File:Chris carpenter 10 1 2009 7803.jpg.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/carpech01.shtml|title=Chris Carpenter Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=July 1, 2010}}]]

File:VERNON WELLS.jpg

File:Alex Ríos.jpg.]]

File:AARON HILL.jpg, but was converted to second base and has played over 500 games with the Blue Jays at that position.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hillaa01.shtml|title=Aaron Hill Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=July 1, 2010}}]]

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File:MG 7535 Brett Cecil.jpg

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=2}}"|Year

! style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=2}}"|Name

! style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=2}}"|Position

!class="unsortable" style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=2}}"| School (location)

! style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=2}}"|Pick

!class="unsortable" style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays|border=2}}"| Ref

1977

|{{sortname|Tom|Goffena|nolink=1}}

|Shortstop

|Sidney High School
(Sidney, Ohio)

|{{sort|25|25}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1977&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1977 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

1978

|{{sortname|Lloyd|Moseby}}

|First baseman

|Oakland High School
(Oakland, California)

|{{sort|02|2}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1978&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1978 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

1979

|{{sortname|Jay|Schroeder}}

|Catcher

|Palisades High School
(Pacific Palisades, California)

|{{sort|03|3}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1979&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1979 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

1980

|{{sortname|Garry|Harris|nolink=1}}

|Shortstop

|Hoover High School
(San Diego, California)

|{{sort|02|2}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1980&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1980 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

1981

|{{sortname|Matt|Williams|dab=right-handed pitcher}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|Rice University
(Houston, Texas)

|{{sort|05|5}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1981&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1981 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

1981

|{{sortname|John|Cerutti}}

|Left-handed pitcher

|Amherst College
(Amherst, Massachusetts)

|{{sort|21|21}}{{ref label|1981Draft|a|a}}

|

1982

|{{sortname|Augie|Schmidt}}

|Shortstop

|University of New Orleans
(New Orleans, Louisiana)

|{{sort|02|2}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1982&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1982 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

1983

|{{sortname|Matt|Stark}}

|Catcher

|Los Altos High School
(Hacienda Heights, California)

|{{sort|09|9}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1983&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1983 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

1984

|colspan="4"| {{sort|zz1|no first-round pick}}{{ref label|1984Draft|b|b}}

|

1985

|{{sortname|Greg|David|nolink=1}}

|Outfielder

|Barron G. Collier High School
(Naples, Florida)

|{{sort|25|25}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1985&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1985 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

1986

|{{sortname|Earl|Sanders|nolink=1}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|Jackson State University
(Jackson, Mississippi)

|{{sort|26|26}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1986&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1986 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

1987

|{{sortname|Alex|Sanchez|dab=pitcher}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|University of California, Los Angeles
(Los Angeles, California)

|{{sort|13|13}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1987&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1987 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

1988

|bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|{{sortname|Ed|Sprague Jr.}} '92–'93

|Third baseman

|Stanford University
(Stanford, California)

|{{sort|25|25}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1988&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1988 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

1989

|{{sortname|Eddie|Zosky}}

|Shortstop

|California State University, Fresno
(Fresno, California)

|{{sort|19|19}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1989&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1989 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

1990

|{{sortname|Steve|Karsay}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|Christ The King Regional High School
(Queens, New York)

|{{sort|22|22}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1990&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1990 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

1991

|{{sortname|Shawn|Green}}

|Outfielder

|Tustin High School
(Tustin, California)

|{{sort|16|16}}{{ref label|1991Draft|c|c}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1991&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1991 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

1991

|{{sortname|Jeff|Ware|dab=baseball}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|Old Dominion University
(Norfolk, Virginia)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|35|35}}§{{ref label|1991Draft|d|d}}

|

1991

|{{sortname|Dante|Powell}}

|Shortstop

|Millikan High School
(Long Beach, California)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|42|42}}§{{ref label|1991Draft|e|e}}

|

1992

|{{sortname|Shannon|Stewart|dab=baseball}}

|Outfielder

|Miami Southridge High School
(Miami, Florida)

|{{sort|19|19}}{{ref label|1992Draft|f|f}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1992&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1992 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

1992

|{{sortname|Todd|Steverson}}

|Outfielder

|Arizona State University
(Tempe, Arizona)

|{{sort|25|25}}

|

1992

|{{sortname|Brandon|Cromer|nolink=1}}

|Shortstop

|Lexington High School
(Lexington, South Carolina)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|34|34}}§{{ref label|1992Draft|g|g}}

|

1993

|{{sortname|Chris|Carpenter}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|Trinity High School
(Manchester, New Hampshire)

|{{sort|15|15}}{{ref label|1993Draft|h|h}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1993&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1993 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

1993

|{{sortname|Matt|Farner|nolink=1}}

|Outfielder

|East Pennsboro High School
(Enola, Pennsylvania)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|37|37}}§{{ref label|1993Draft|i|i}}

|

1993

|{{sortname|Jeremy|Lee|nolink=1}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|Galesburg High School
(Galesburg, Illinois)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|40|40}}§{{ref label|1993Draft|j|j}}

|

1993

|{{sortname|Mark|Lukasiewicz}}

|Left-handed pitcher

|Brevard Community College
(Cocoa, Florida)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|41|41}}§{{ref label|1993Draft|k|k}}

|

1994

|{{sortname|Kevin|Witt}}

|Shortstop

|Bishop Kenny High School
(Jacksonville, Florida)

|{{sort|28|28}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1994&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1994 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

1995

|bgcolor="#ff9"|{{sortname|Roy|Halladay}}†

|Right-handed pitcher

|Arvada West High School
(Arvada, Colorado)

|{{sort|17|17}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1995&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1995 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

1996

|{{sortname|Billy|Koch}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|Clemson University
(Clemson, South Carolina)

|{{sort|04|4}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1996&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1996 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

1996

|{{sortname|Joe|Lawrence}}

|Shortstop

|Alfred M. Barbe High School
(Lake Charles, Louisiana)

|{{sort|16|16}}{{ref label|1996Draft|l|l}}

|

1996

|{{sortname|Pete|Tucci|nolink=1}}

|First baseman

|Providence College
(Providence, Rhode Island)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|31|31}}§{{ref label|1996Draft|m|m}}

|

1997

|{{sortname|Vernon|Wells|dab=baseball}}

|Outfielder

|Bowie High School
(Arlington, Texas)

|{{sort|05|5}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1997&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1997 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

1998

|{{sortname|Felipe|López|Felipe López (baseball)|Lopez, Felipe}}

|Third baseman

|Lake Brantley High School
(Altamonte Springs, Florida)

|{{sort|08|8}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1998&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1998 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

1999

|{{sortname|Alex|Ríos

Rios, Alex}}

|Outfielder

|San Pedro Martin High School
(Guaynabo, Puerto Rico)

|{{sort|19|19}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1999&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=1999 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

2000

|{{sortname|Miguel|Negrón|nolink=1}}

|Outfielder

|Manuela Toro High School
(Caguas, Puerto Rico)

|{{sort|18|18}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=2000&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=2000 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

2000

|{{sortname|Dustin|McGowan}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|Long County High School
(Ludowici, Georgia)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|33|33}}§{{ref label|2000Draft|n|n}}

|

2001

|{{sortname|Gabe|Gross}}

|Outfielder

|Auburn University
(Auburn, Alabama)

|{{sort|15|15}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=2001&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=2001 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

2002

|{{sortname|Russ|Adams}}

|Shortstop

|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(Chapel Hill, North Carolina)

|{{sort|14|14}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=2002&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=2002 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

2003

|{{sortname|Aaron|Hill|dab=baseball}}

|Shortstop

|Louisiana State University
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

|{{sort|13|13}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=2003&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=2003 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

2004

|{{sortname|David|Purcey}}

|Left-handed pitcher

|University of Oklahoma
(Norman, Oklahoma)

|{{sort|16|16}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=2004&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=2004 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

2004

|{{sortname|Zach|Jackson|dab=pitcher, born 1983}}

|Left-handed pitcher

|Texas A&M University
(College Station, Texas)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|32|32}}§{{ref label|2004Draft|o|o}}

|

2005

|{{sortname|Ricky|Romero|dab=baseball}}

|Left-handed pitcher

|California State University, Fullerton
(Fullerton, California)

|{{sort|06|6}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=2005&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=2005 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

2006

|{{sortname|Travis|Snider}}

|Outfielder

|Henry M. Jackson High School
(Everett, Washington)

|{{sort|14|14}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=2006&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=2006 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

2007

|{{sortname|Kevin|Ahrens}}

|Shortstop

|Memorial High School
(Houston, Texas)

|{{sort|16|16}}{{ref label|2007Draft|p|p}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=2007&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=2007 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

2007

|{{sortname|J. P.|Arencibia}}

|Catcher

|University of Tennessee
(Knoxville, Tennessee)

|{{sort|21|21}}

|

2007

|{{sortname|Brett|Cecil}}

|Left-handed pitcher

|University of Maryland, College Park
(College Park, Maryland)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|38|38}}§{{ref label|2007Draft|q|q}}

|

2007

|{{sortname|Justin|Jackson|nolink=1}}

|Shortstop

|T. C. Roberson High School
(Asheville, North Carolina)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|45|45}}§{{ref label|2007Draft|r|r}}

|

2007

|{{sortname|Trystan|Magnuson}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|University of Louisville
(Louisville, Kentucky)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|56|56}}§{{ref label|2007Draft|s|s}}

|

2008

|{{sortname|David|Cooper|dab=baseball}}

|First baseman

|University of California, Berkeley
(Berkeley, California)

|{{sort|17|17}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=2008&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=2008 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

2009

|{{sortname|Chad|Jenkins|dab=baseball}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|Kennesaw State University
(Kennesaw, Georgia)

|{{sort|20|20}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=2009&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=2009 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

2009

|bgcolor="#bbffbb"|{{sortname|James|Paxton|dab=baseball}}*

|Left-handed pitcher

|University of Kentucky
(Lexington, Kentucky)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|37|37}}§{{ref label|2009Draft|t|t}}

|

2010

|{{sortname|Deck|McGuire}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|Georgia Institute of Technology
(Atlanta, Georgia)

|{{sort|11|11}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=2010&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=2010 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}

2010

|{{sortname|Aaron|Sanchez|dab=baseball}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|Barstow High School
(Barstow, California)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|34|34}}§{{ref label|2010Draft|u|u}}

|

2010

|{{sortname|Noah|Syndergaard}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|Legacy High School
(Mansfield, Texas)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|38|38}}§{{ref label|2010Draft|v|v}}

|

2010

|{{sortname|Asher|Wojciechowski}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
(Charleston, South Carolina)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|41|41}}§{{ref label|2010Draft|w|w}}

|

2011

|bgcolor="#bbffbb"|{{sortname|Tyler|Beede}}*

|Right-handed pitcher

|Lawrence Academy
(Groton, Massachusetts)

|{{sort|21|21}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=2011&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=2011 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 7, 2011}}

2011

|{{sortname|Jacob|Anderson|nolink=1}}

|Outfielder

|Chino High School
(Chino, California)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|35|35}}§{{ref label|2011Draft|x|x}}

|

2011

|Joe Musgrove

|Right-handed pitcher

|Grossmont High School
(San Diego, California)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|46|46}}§{{ref label|2011Draft|y|y}}

|

2011

|{{sortname|Dwight|Smith Jr.}}

|Outfielder

|McIntosh High School
(Peachtree City, Georgia)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|53|53}}§{{ref label|2011Draft|z|z}}

|

2011

|{{sortname|Kevin|Comer}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|Seneca High School
(Tabernacle Township, New Jersey)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|57|57}}§{{ref label|2011Draft|aa|aa}}

|

2012{{sortname|D. J.|Davis|nolink=1}}

|Outfielder

|Stone County High School
(Wiggins, Mississippi)

|{{sort|17|17}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2012&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 2012 June Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 8, 2012}}

2012

|{{sortname|Marcus|Stroman}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|Duke University
(Durham, North Carolina)

|{{sort|22|22}}{{ref label|2012Draft|ab|ab}}

|

2012

|{{sortname|Matt|Smoral|nolink=1}}

|Left-handed pitcher

|Solon High School
(Solon, Ohio)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|50|50}}§{{ref label|2012Draft|ac|ac}}

|

2012

|{{sortname|Mitch|Nay}}

|Third baseman

|Hamilton High School
(Chandler, Arizona)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|58|58}}§{{ref label|2012Draft|ad|ad}}

|

2012

|{{sortname|Tyler|Gonzales|nolink=1}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|Madison High School
(San Antonio, Texas)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|60|60}}§{{ref label|2012Draft|ae|ae}}

|

2013

|bgcolor="#bbffbb"|{{sortname|Phil|Bickford}}*

|Right-handed pitcher

|Oaks Christian School
(Westlake Village, California)

|{{sort|10|10}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=2013&draft_round=1&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round|title=1st Round of the 2013 June Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 28, 2013}}

2014

|{{sortname|Jeff|Hoffman}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|East Carolina University
(Greenville, North Carolina)

|{{sort|9|9}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=2014&draft_round=1&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round|title=1st Round of the 2014 June Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 19, 2014}}

2014

|{{sortname|Max|Pentecost}}

|Catcher

|Kennesaw State University
(Kennesaw, Georgia)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|11|11}}§{{ref label|2014Draft|af|af}}

|

2015

|{{sortname|Jon|Harris|dab=baseball}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|Missouri State University
(Springfield, Missouri)

|{{sort|29|29}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=TOR&year_ID=2015&draft_type=junreg&|title=2015 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=March 5, 2016}}

2016

|{{sortname|T. J.|Zeuch}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|University of Pittsburgh
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

|{{sort|21|21}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=2016&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=2016 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=March 5, 2016}}

2017

|{{sortname|Logan|Warmoth}}

|Shortstop

|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(Chapel Hill, North Carolina)

|{{sort|22|22}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=2017&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=2017 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=August 21, 2016}}

2017

|{{sortname|Nate|Pearson}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|College of Central Florida
(Ocala, Florida)

|bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|28|28}}§{{ref label|2017Draft|ag|ag}}

|

2018

|{{sortname|Jordan|Groshans}}

|Shortstop

|Magnolia High School
(Magnolia, Texas)

|12

|{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-sign-first-round-pick-jordan-groshans/|title=Blue Jays sign first-rounder Jordan Groshans, 25 other picks|work=Sportsnet|date=June 12, 2018|access-date=June 4, 2019}}

2019

|{{sortname|Alek|Manoah}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|West Virginia University
(Morgantown, West Virginia)

|11

|{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-select-pitcher-alex-manoah-11th-pick-mlb-draft/|title=Blue Jays select pitcher Alek Manoah with 11th pick in MLB Draft|last=Nicholson-Smith|first=Ben|work=Sportsnet|date=June 3, 2019|access-date=June 4, 2019}}

2020

|{{sortname|Austin|Martin}}

|Shortstop

|Vanderbilt University
(Nashville, Tennessee)

|5

|{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?team_ID=TOR&year_ID=2020&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=2020 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 12, 2020}}

2021

|{{sortname|Gunnar|Hoglund|dab=baseball}}

|Right-handed pitcher

|University of Mississippi
(Oxford, Mississippi)

|19

|{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/blue-jays-select-gunnar-hoglund-19th-pick-2021-mlb-draft/|title=Blue Jays select Gunnar Hoglund with 19th pick in 2021 MLB Draft|work=Sportsnet|access-date=July 11, 2021}}

2022

|{{sortname|Brandon|Barriera}}

|Left-handed pitcher

|American Heritage School
(Plantation, Florida)

|23

2023

|{{sortname|Arjun|Nimmala}}

|Shortstop

|Strawberry Crest
(Dover, Florida)

|20

|{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/blue-jays-select-ss-arjun-nimmala-with-20th-overall-pick-in-2023-mlb-draft/ |title=Blue Jays select SS Arjun Nimmala with 20th overall pick in 2023 MLB Draft }}

2024

|{{sortname|Trey|Yesavage}}

|Right-Handed Pitcher

|East Carolina University
(Greenville, North Carolina)

|20

See also

Footnotes

  • {{note label|Value|V|V}} Through the 2012 draft, free agents were evaluated by the Elias Sports Bureau and rated "Type A", "Type B", or not compensation-eligible. If a team offered arbitration to a player but that player refused and subsequently signed with another team, the original team was able to receive additional draft picks. If a "Type A" free agent left in this way, his previous team received a supplemental pick and a compensatory pick from the team with which he signed. If a "Type B" free agent left in this way, his previous team received only a supplemental pick. Since the 2013 draft, free agents are no longer classified by type; instead, compensatory picks are only awarded if the team offered its free agent a contract worth at least the average of the 125 current richest MLB contracts.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/7269300/major-league-baseball-players-owners-sign-new-labor-agreement |title=MLB players, owners sign agreement |work=ESPN.com |date=November 23, 2011 |access-date=November 23, 2011}} However, if the free agent's last team acquired the player in a trade during the last year of his contract, it is ineligible to receive compensatory picks for that player.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/7270203/baseball-new-labor-deal-truly-historic-one |title=How the new CBA changes baseball |first=Jayson |last=Stark |author-link=Jayson Stark |work=ESPN.com |date=November 22, 2011 |access-date=November 23, 2011}}
  • {{note label|1981Draft|a|a}} The Blue Jays gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1981 from the Milwaukee Brewers for losing free agent Roy Howell.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1981&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 11, 2010}}
  • {{note label|1984Draft|b|b}} The Blue Jays lost their first-round pick in 1984 to the Chicago White Sox as compensation for signing free agent Dennis Lamp.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1984&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 11, 2010}}
  • {{note label|1991Draft|c|c}} The Blue Jays gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1991 from the San Francisco Giants for losing free agent Bud Black.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1991&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 11, 2010}}
  • {{note label|1991Draft|d|d}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1991 for losing free agent George Bell.
  • {{note label|1991Draft|e|e}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1991 for losing free agent Bud Black.
  • {{note label|1992Draft|f|f}} The Blue Jays gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1992 from the Los Angeles Dodgers for losing free agent Tom Candiotti.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1992&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 11, 2010}}
  • {{note label|1992Draft|g|g}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1992 for losing free agent Tom Candiotti.
  • {{note label|1993Draft|h|h}} The Blue Jays gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1993 from the Texas Rangers for losing free agent Tom Henke.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1993&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 11, 2010}}
  • {{note label|1993Draft|i|i}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1993 for losing free agent David Cone.
  • {{note label|1993Draft|j|j}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1993 for losing free agent Tom Henke.
  • {{note label|1993Draft|k|k}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1993 for losing free agent Jimmy Key.
  • {{note label|1996Draft|l|l}} The Blue Jays gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1996 from the Baltimore Orioles for losing free agent Roberto Alomar.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1996&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 11, 2010}}
  • {{note label|1996Draft|m|m}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1996 for losing free agent Roberto Alomar.
  • {{note label|2000Draft|n|n}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2000 for losing free agent Graeme Lloyd.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2000&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 11, 2010}}
  • {{note label|2004Draft|o|o}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2004 for losing free agent Kelvim Escobar.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2004&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 11, 2010}}
  • {{note label|2007Draft|p|p}} The Blue Jays gained a compensatory first-round pick in 2007 from the Texas Rangers for losing free agent Frank Catalanotto.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2000&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 11, 2010}}
  • {{note label|2007Draft|q|q}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2007 for losing free agent Justin Speier.
  • {{note label|2007Draft|r|r}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2007 for losing free agent Frank Catalanotto.
  • {{note label|2007Draft|s|s}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2007 for losing free agent Ted Lilly.
  • {{note label|2009Draft|t|t}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2009 for losing free agent A. J. Burnett.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2009&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 11, 2010}}
  • {{note label|2010Draft|t|u}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2010 for losing free agent Marco Scutaro.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2010&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 11, 2010}}
  • {{note label|2010Draft|v|v}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2010 for failing to sign draft pick James Paxton.
  • {{note label|2010Draft|w|w}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2010 for losing free agent Rod Barajas.
  • {{note label|2011Draft|x|x}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2011 for losing free agent Scott Downs.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=20110&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 7, 2011}}
  • {{note label|2011Draft|y|y}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2011 for losing free agent John Buck.
  • {{note label|2011Draft|z|z}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2011 for losing free agent Kevin Gregg.
  • {{note label|2011Draft|aa|aa}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2011 for losing free agent Miguel Olivo.
  • {{note label|2012Draft|ab|ab}} The Blue Jays gained a compensatory first-round pick in 2012 for failing to sign draft pick Tyler Beede.
  • {{note label|2012Draft|ac|ac}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2012 for losing free agent Frank Francisco.
  • {{note label|2012Draft|ad|ad}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2012 for losing free agent Jon Rauch.
  • {{note label|2012Draft|ae|ae}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2012 for losing free agent José Molina.
  • {{note label|2014Draft|af|af}} The Blue Jays gained a compensatory first-round pick in 2014 for failing to sign draft pick Phil Bickford.
  • {{note label|2017Draft|ag|ag}} The Blue Jays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2017 for losing free agent Edwin Encarnación.

References

;General references

  • {{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/draft/history/_/team/tor|title=MLB First Round Draft Picks|work=ESPN.com|access-date=June 10, 2010}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_round&team_ID=TOR&draft_round=1&draft_type=junreg|title=Toronto Blue Jays 1st Round Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=June 10, 2010}}

;In-text citations

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