MLB First Round Draft Picks - 2009
| MLB First Round Draft Picks - 2009 | ||||
| PICK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | SCHOOL |
| 1 | Stephen Strasburg | RHP | Nationals | San Diego State |
| 2 | Dustin Ackley | OF | Mariners | North Carolina |
| 3 | Donavan Tate | OF | Padres | Cartersville (Ga.) HS |
| 4 | Tony Sanchez | C | Pirates | Boston College |
| 5 | Matthew Hobgood | RHP | Orioles | Norco (Calif.) HS |
| 6 | Zack Wheeler | RHP | Giants | East Paulding HS, Dallas, Ga. |
| 7 | Mike Minor | LHP | Braves | Vanderbilt |
| 8 | Mike Leake | RHP | Reds | Arizona State |
| 9 | Jacob Turner | RHP | Tigers | Westminster Christian Academy, St. Louis, Mo. |
| 10 | Drew Storen | RHP | Nationals | Stanford |
| 11 | Tyler Matzek | LHP | Rockies | Capistrano Valley HS, Mission Viejo, Calif. |
| 12 | Aaron Crow | RHP | Royals | Fort Worth Cats (Missouri) |
| 13 | Grant Green | SS | Athletics | USC |
| 14 | Matt Purke | LHP | Rangers | Klein HS, Spring, Texas |
| 15 | Alex White | RHP | Indians | North Carolina |
| 16 | Bobby Borchering | 3B | Diamondbacks | Bishop Verot School, Fort Myers, Fla. |
| 17 | A.J. Pollock | OF | Diamondbacks | Notre Dame |
| 18 | Chad James | LHP | Marlins | Yukon (Okla.) HS |
| 19 | Shelby Miller | RHP | Cardinals | Brownwood (Texas) HS |
| 20 | Chad Jenkins | RHP | Blue Jays | Kennesaw State University |
| PICK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | SCHOOL |
| 21 | Jiovanni Mier | SS | Astros | Bonita HS, La Verne, Calif. |
| 22 | Kyle Gibson | RHP | Twins | Missouri |
| 23 | Jared Mitchell | OF | White Sox | LSU |
| 24 | Randal Grichuk | OF | Angels | Lamar Consolidated HS, Rosenberg, Texas |
| 25 | Mike Trout | OF | Angels | Millville (N.J.) HS |
| 26 | Eric Arnett | RHP | Brewers | Indiana |
| 27 | Nick Franklin | SS | Mariners | Lake Brantley HS, Altamonte Springs, Fla. |
| 28 | Reymond Fuentes | OF | Red Sox | Fernando Callejo HS, Manati, PR |
| 29 | Slade Heathcott | OF | Yankees | Texas HS, Texarkana, Texas |
| 30 | Levon Washington | 2B | Rays | Buchholz HS, Gainesville, Fla. |
| 31 | Brett Jackson | OF | Cubs | California |
| 32 | Tim Wheeler | OF | Rockies | Sacramento State |
| Glossary | ||||
| * Did not sign | ||||
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