Every MLB Draft presents an opportunity to invest in the future. For the Orioles, this year’s draft comes as the organization faces questions about both its long-term pipeline and its immediate direction.

The Orioles enter this year’s MLB Draft with four Day One selections, headlined by the No. 7 overall pick. It is the first time Baltimore has held a top-10 pick since selecting Jackson Holliday first overall in 2022.

Baltimore’s Day One picks are as follows:

  • Round 1: No. 7
  • Round 2: No. 46
  • Round 3: No. 82
  • Round 4: No. 110

Baltimore was originally slated to make another Day One selection at No. 33 with a Competitive Balance Round A pick. However, that pick was included in the trade that acquired Shane Baz from the Tampa Bay Rays. That deal also sent the 30th and 37th overall picks from the 2025 draft class, Caden Bodine and Slater de Brun, to the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Last year, the Orioles entered the draft with the largest bonus pool in MLB. This year, they have the 13th-largest bonus pool at $13.114 million to sign their draft class. And with Baltimore’s postseason chances becoming increasingly unlikely, President of Baseball Operations Mike Elias will have to balance buying and selling ahead of the trade deadline.

Follow along for notes and analysis for the Orioles’ first day of the MLB draft.

First round, No. 7, outfielder Eric Booth Jr., Oak Grove High School (Mississippi)

In 1993, Eric Booth Sr. was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays with the 34th round but elected to play as a kick returner at Southern Mississippi instead. Today, his son was selected with the No. 7 pick by the Baltimore Orioles.

Booth, 18, is the first high school batter that Elias has selected with the team’s top pick since Jackson Holliday in 2022.

Booth has inherited his father’s speed, which made him the top high school outfield prospect in the draft. At the East Coast Pro showcase in August 2025, Booth’s 60-yard dash led the participants with a time of 6.33 seconds.

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As a junior, Booth hit .467 with 25 RBIs, six home runs and 27 stolen bases, and won the home run derby at the Perfect Game All-American Classic. And in his senior year, Booth improved even more, batting .487 with 31 RBIs, five home runs, and 23 stolen bases. Prior to the draft, Booth committed to Vanderbilt University.

Baseball America and MLB Pipeline ranked Booth as the No. 6 prospect in this year’s class.