June 5, 2020 – MLB Network today announced it will provide more coverage than ever before of the 2020 MLB Draft presented by T-Mobile, marking the 12th consecutive year MLB Network will televise the event.

Watch the open of the Draft telecast here.

2020 MLB Draft Presented by T-Mobile on MLB Network:

For the first time in its history, MLB Network will televise every round of the 2020 MLB Draft presented by T-Mobile. Based out of MLB Network’s Studio 42, 21 and 3 in Secaucus, NJ, MLB Network will televise the first round and Competitive Balance Round A on Wednesday, June 10, beginning at 7 p.m. EDT. Beginning at 5 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 11, MLB Network will televise the second round through the fifth round. MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger, Al Leiter, Dan O’Dowd, Harold Reynolds and Matt Vasgersian, MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo, Baseball America's Carlos Collazo, and Vanderbilt head baseball coach Tim Corbin will provide analysis and breakdowns throughout the coverage. Interviews with front office personnel and newly-drafted players will be featured, as MLB Network will have video access to 23 amateur players and all 30 club draft rooms across the country. Before the first round and second round begin, MLB Tonight will have live preview coverage at 5 p.m. EDT on June 10 and 4 p.m. EDT on June 11. All phones and hot spots used for MLB Network’s wall-to-wall content during the 2020 MLB Draft will be provided by T-Mobile.

To complement MLB Network’s on-air coverage, newly-drafted players will join MLB Network’s Instagram Live with MLB Network hosts Scott Braun and Stephen Nelson. Leading up to June 10, MLB Network’s social media platforms will post Draft trivia questions. Each post will feature a Baseball America scouting report of a current MLB star, Hall of Famer or MLB Network personality, and fans will guess who they are.

Six different MLB Draft preview programs on MLB Network leading up to June 10:

As part of MLB Network’s six new MLB Draft preview programs, prospects Pete Crow-Armstrong (Harvard Westlake H.S., CA), Cade Cavalli (University of Oklahoma), Ed Howard (Mount Carmel H.S., IL) and Carson Tucker (Mountain Pointe H.S., AZ), will be interviewed for a special MLB Tonight Draft Spotlight program tonight at 7 p.m. EDT. MLB.com’s Top 100 Draft Prospects program will re-air tomorrow, June 6 at 8 a.m. ET. Pitching prospects will be analyzed in an MLB Tonight – Pitchers program debuting tomorrow, June 6 at 6:00 p.m. EDT, with analysis from two-time World Series champion and MLB Network’s Al Leiter. Infielder prospects will be previewed in an MLB Tonight – Infielders program Sunday, June 7 at 6 p.m. EDT, with analysis from three-time Gold Glove Award-winner and MLB Network’s Harold Reynolds. Outfielder prospects will be analyzed in an MLB Tonight – Outfielders program Monday, June 8 at 7 p.m. EDT. Front office executives Chaim Bloom (Boston Red Sox), Ben Cherington (Pittsburgh Pirates), Jon Daniels (Texas Rangers), Dayton Moore (Kansas City Royals), John Mozeliak (St. Louis Cardinals) and Farhan Zaidi (San Francisco Giants) will be part of an MLB Draft Front Office Focus program presented by CohnReznick on Tuesday, June 9 at 7 p.m. EDT, co-hosted by MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger and former general manager and MLB Network’s Dan O’Dowd.

In addition to the six different preview programs, Chicago White Sox star shortstop Tim Anderson, who was drafted 17th overall in the 2013 MLB Draft, will join MLB Network’s kids-focused <a href="https://youtu.be/vB4s7rp-B1Y" target="_blank" >Play Ball program presented by Scotts tomorrow, June 6 at 10 a.m. ET.

Former number one overall draft picks in action on MLB Network:

Beginning Monday, June 8, MLB Network will re-air one signature game from seven different former 1st overall Draft picks from the last 30 years, including Gerrit Cole (2011, Pittsburgh Pirates), Bryce Harper (2010, Washington Nationals), Chipper Jones (1990, Atlanta Braves), Joe Mauer (2001, Minnesota Twins), David Price (2007, Tampa Bay Rays), Stephen Strasburg (2009, Washington Nationals) and Justin Upton (2005, Arizona Diamondbacks). The schedule is as follows:

Monday, June 8:

• 8 a.m. – Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves, 1996 NLDS Game 3 – Chipper Jones goes 2-for-3 with two RBI and a home run off the Dodgers’ Hideo Nomo, helping send the Braves to the 1996 NLCS.
• 10 a.m. – Pittsburgh Pirates at Washington Nationals, June 8, 2010 – Marking 10 years to the day of his MLB debut, Stephen Strasburg strikes out 14 Pirates in a Nationals victory.

Tuesday, June 9:

• 8 a.m. – Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves, April 6, 2013 – Justin Upton goes 3-for-5 with two home runs off the Cubs’ Carlos Marmol and Carlos Villanueva.

Wednesday, June 10:

• 8 a.m. – Los Angeles Dodgers at Minnesota Twins, June 26, 2006 – Joe Mauer goes 4-for-5 with five RBI in an 8-2 interleague game.
• 10 p.m. – Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers, 2018 World Series Game 5 – David Price strikes out five across 7.0 innings, holding the Dodgers to one run.

Thursday, June 11:

• 8 a.m. – Tampa Bay Rays at Houston Astros, 2019 ALDS Game 2 – Gerrit Cole strikes out 15 across 7.2 innings, as part of Houston’s 3-1 victory.
• 10 a.m. – Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals, May 6, 2015 – Bryce Harper hits three home runs off the Marlins’ Tom Koehler.

*All Times EDT