Nine amateur players, seventeen former All-Stars scheduled to appear at 2022 MLB Draft

Nine amateur players and seventeen former Major League All-Stars — including a Hall of Famer, two Most Valuable Players, two Cy Young Award winners, three World Series Most Valuable Players, three Rookie of the Year Award winners, 12 World Series Champions, and nine former first round Draft selections — are among the guests scheduled to attend the opening night of Major League Baseball’s 2022 Draft on Sunday, July 17th in Downtown Los Angeles at Xbox Plaza in L.A. Live.

The nine scheduled attendees include left-handed pitcher Brandon Barriera from American Heritage High School (FL); outfielder Justin Crawford from Bishop Gorman High School (NV); second baseman Termarr Johnson from Mays High School (GA); first baseman Ivan Melendez from the University of Texas; right-handed pitcher Jacob Miller from Liberty Union High School (OH); shortstop Zach Neto from Campbell University; catcher Kevin Parada from Georgia Tech; right-handed pitcher JR Ritchie from Bainbridge High School (WA); and outfielder Sterlin Thompson from the University of Florida.

The decorated list of baseball personnel scheduled to attend includes Hall of Famer, seven-time All-Star, three-time World Series Champion, 1981 AL Most Valuable Player and Cy Young Award winner Rollie Fingers; five-time All-Star, World Series Champion and 1994 All-Star Game MVP Fred McGriff; five-time All-Star and 1982 NL Rookie of the Year Steve Sax; three-time All-Star, 1984 NL Cy Young Award winner and 1979 NL Rookie of the Year Rick Sutcliffe; two-time All-Star and 1989 NL Most Valuable Player Kevin Mitchell; and former Major League managers Clint Hurdle and Jack McKeon.

Other former All-Stars who will represent Clubs are (alphabetically): Michael Bourn (HOU); Eric Davis (CIN); Jermaine Dye (CWS); Shawn Green (TOR); Steve Kemp (DET); Mike Lieberthal (PHI); Mark Loretta (SD); JJ Putz (ARI); Reggie Sanders (KC); Bill Stoneman (LAA); Nick Swisher (NYY); and Rickie Weeks (MIL). Former first round draft picks among the group include Weeks (second overall pick by MIL in 2003); Lieberthal (third overall pick by PHI in 1990); Tom Grieve (sixth overall pick by WSH in 1966); Hurdle (ninth overall pick by KC in 1975); Green (16th overall pick by TOR in 1991); Swisher (16th overall pick by OAK in 2002); Trevor Plouffe (20th overall pick by MIN in 2004); Denard Span (20th overall pick by MIN in 2002); and Sutcliffe (21st overall pick by LAD in 1974). A complete list of the Club representatives who are scheduled to attend the 2022 MLB Draft can be found below.

A total of 55 amateur players all-time have attended the Draft, including three-time American League Most Valuable Player, 10-time All-Star and 2012 AL Rookie of the Year Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels (2009); 2015 AL Rookie of the Year and 2012 number one overall selection Carlos Correa of the Minnesota Twins; 2016 AL Rookie of the Year and four-time All-Star Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees (2013); 2017 number two overall selection Hunter Greene of the Cincinnati Reds; 2021 top overall selection Henry Davis of the Pittsburgh Pirates; two-time All-Star Tim Anderson of the Chicago White Sox (2013); Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm (2018); and Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks (2008).

The Draft is scheduled for July 17th-19th during All-Star Week in Los Angeles. The Draft will feature 20 rounds across the three days, including the first two rounds, compensatory rounds and competitive balance rounds on the opening night of the Draft. The Draft will begin exclusively on MLB Network, ESPN and MLB.com on Sunday, July 17th at 7:00 p.m. (ET)/4:00 p.m. (PT). The intervals between selections during round one and the first compensation round (picks 1-32) will last three minutes, followed by two-minute intervals between picks in Competitive Balance Round A (picks 33-39), and one-minute intervals between selections for the remainder of day one.

The Draft will resume at 2:00 p.m. (ET)/11:00 a.m. (PT) on Monday, July 18th with the first pick in Round 3, and will continue through Round 10 exclusively on MLB.com. Selections on Day two will feature one-minute intervals between selections. Day three of the Draft on Tuesday, July 19th will begin at 2:00 p.m. (ET)/11:00 a.m. (PT), featuring picks in rounds 11-20, with no time delay between selections.

The selection order of the Draft is determined by the reverse order of finish at the close of the previous championship season. For the third time in history, the Baltimore Orioles will have the first overall selection of the Draft. Previously, Baltimore drafted right-handed pitcher Ben McDonald with the top overall selection in 1989, and catcher Adley Rutschman with the number one pick in 2019. Seven Clubs, including the Atlanta Braves, Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays, have a Major League-best four picks on the Draft’s opening night.

For the 14th consecutive year, MLB Network will produce comprehensive coverage presented by John Deere Construction of the MLB Draft. MLB Network will air the first 80 picks on Sunday, July 17th, beginning live at 7:00 p.m. (ET) from Xbox Plaza in L.A. Live in front of Microsoft Theater. MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger, Scott Braun, Lauren Gardner, Dan O’Dowd, Harold Reynolds, Tennessee head baseball coach Tony Vitello, UCLA head baseball coach John Savage, MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo and Baseball America’s Carlos Collazo will provide pick-by-pick analysis and breakdowns throughout the night. Footage from Club draft rooms, extensive highlight packages, player profiles, and interviews with newly-drafted players and front office personnel will be part of the telecast. Hall of Famers Trevor Hoffman and Greg Maddux, 2002 World Series-winning manager Mike Scioscia, Georgia Tech head baseball coach Danny Hall, Louisville head baseball coach Dan McDonnell, and TCU head baseball coach *Kirk Saarloos *will also provide player analysis throughout the Draft. Preview coverage on Sunday, July 17h will begin at 6:00 p.m. (ET) with a one-hour program leading up to the first selection.

MLB Network’s Draft coverage will include a variety of special features, including Harold Reynolds sitting down with Cal Poly shortstop Brooks Lee and his father Larry, the head coach of the Mustangs; the growing bond between Mays High School shortstop standout Termarr Johnson and National League (Miami Marlins) All-Star starting shortstop Jazz Chisholm Jr; MLB Network’s Alanna Rizzo *visiting Stillwater, Oklahoma for a chat with seven-time MLB All-Star *Matt Holliday and his son Jackson, the star shortstop from Stillwater High School; and a conversation with Georgia natives and projected top picks Cam Collier and Termarr Johnson.

MLB Network’s MLB Draft coverage follows its recent exclusive on-site coverage of Major League Baseball and USA Baseball’s MLB Draft Combine, which recently took place at Petco Park, the home of the San Diego Padres. For more than ten hours across two days, MLB Network covered more than 200 of the top high school and college baseball prospects as they underwent a pro-style showcase workout. Following MLB Network’s coverage on Sunday, July 17th, MLB.com will exclusively cover the remainder of the Draft with Day Two set for Monday, July 18th at 2:00 p.m. (ET), and Day Three scheduled to also begin at 2:00 p.m. (ET).

The MLB Network Radio channel on SiriusXM will also offer live on-site MLB Draft coverage from Xbox Plaza to listeners nationwide. SiriusXM’s Grant Paulsen, Mike Ferrin and former MLB general managers Jim Duquette and Jim Bowden will host Sunday, July 17th starting at 6:00 p.m. (ET) and will provide live pick-by-pick analysis throughout the first round on SiriusXM channel 89 and with your phone on the SXM App.