Here are the Angels' Day 1 Draft picks. Here’s how to follow Day 2

Day 1 of the 2026 Draft included the Angels' picks from Rounds 1-4, including Jared Grindlinger at No. 12 overall. Day 2 begins Sunday at 11:30 a.m. ET through the conclusion of the Draft, spanning Rounds 5-20. Stream it live on MLB.com, MLB.TV, MLB+ and the MLB App.

MINNEAPOLIS -- With interim general manager John Mozeliak now in charge after he replaced Perry Minasian in late June, scouting director Tim McIlvaine was given more autonomy to run this year’s Draft to his preferences.

The Angels broke a seven-year streak of selecting a college player with their first overall selection, taking Huntington Beach High School outfielder Jared Grindlinger with the No. 12 pick. Grindlinger offers plenty of upside, as he’s just 17 years old and is also considered a potential two-way player because of his prowess as a left-handed pitcher.

They went with players considered closer to the Majors for the next three rounds, taking Georgia Tech second baseman Jarren Advincula with the No. 45 pick, Texas A&M third baseman Gavin Grahovac with selection No. 109 and Georgia outfielder Rylan Lujo with the No. 109 pick. So the Angels went with youth with their first pick, but college experience with their next three picks on Day 1.

“It's fun,” McIlvaine said. “As scouting director, you want to be able to make picks and every general manager has the ability to run the room however they want to. And so the way Mo does, he came in and empowered me to do it, so I ran with it.”

The Angels also went with all position players on the first day, which makes sense considering their system is considered heavy on arms but lighter on bats. But Mozeliak said before the Draft that their strategy would be to take the best player available with each selection.

So while Grindlinger might take some time to get to the big leagues, Advincula and Lujo are both considered to have elite contact skills while Grahovac offers tantalizing power. They’re closer to the mold of the Halos’ recent high Draft picks but also still offer plenty of upside.

McIlvaine said they haven’t avoided selecting prep players in the past but it was the way it worked out, and that Grindlinger was too good to pass up ahead of taking three collegiate position players.

“I always tell you guys every year we talk about a lot of high school players, and that didn't change,” he said. “It just never really happened that way. And this year, it just was the way it fell. Jared ended up the best player on the board, and that's the one we went with.”

More on the Angels' 2026 Draft:

• Angels break recent Draft streak, take SoCal high schooler Grindlinger at No. 12
• Angels Draft tracker

The Draft will continue on Sunday with Rounds 5-20 and will be held from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. PT on MLB.com, MLB.TV and MLB+.

JARREN ADVINCULA, 2B

• Round 2, Pick 45
• Bats/throws: L/R
• School: Georgia Tech
• Calling Card: Advincula is known for his high contact rates, including leading NCAA Division 1 with 111 hits last season while batting .434/.503/.629 in 61 games in his lone season at Georgia Tech. He previously hit .334 with a nine percent strikeout rate during his first two seasons at Cal and is considered a solid baserunner and sure-handed second baseman.
• Quote: “It’s pretty surreal just to be drafted. It’s easy to think about all the possibilities, and therefore I try not to think,” Advincula told the Silicon Valley Voice.

GAVIN GRAHOVAC, 3B

• Round 3, Pick 81
• Bats/throws: R/R
• School: Texas A&M
• Calling Card: Grahovac, a native of nearby Orange, Calif., has some of the best bat speed and raw power in the Draft and is coming off a strong junior season that saw him slash .339/.429/.722 with 22 homers in 57 games. He’s cut down on his strikeout rate but is erratic defensively at third base and saw most of his time at first base this year.
• Quote: “There’s going to be a lot of emotions going through my head, a lot of emotions going through everyone around me, but just enjoy the moment with my family, just see the work that I’ve done throughout my entire life is paying off. And I’m finally getting to live out a dream that I’ve had since I was as little as I can remember,” he told KBTX 3

RYLAN LUJO, OF

• Round 4, Pick 109
• Bats/throws: R/R
• School: Georgia
• Calling Card: Lujo, the grandson of two-time World Series champion Rennie Stennett, is another contact-oriented hitter who also offers patience at the plate and has plus speed on the bases and in the field. He had trouble defensively as a third baseman and looks ticketed to be an outfielder as a professional.
• Quote: “I’m not really the best showcase player. I don’t have the most power. I don’t have the best arm. I don’t have the best speed. But everything I do is above average, and you can really see it against the better competition,” Lugo told the Athens Banner-Herald.