LIVE First-Round Pick Analysis

Follow along with BA's instant reactions & scouting reports for every Round 1 pick

Daniel Malone
July 11, 2026

BA Reacts LIVE To Every First-Round Pick

The 2026 MLB draft is finally here.

As baseball fans across the country tune into NBC for the start of the first round at 1:30 p.m. ET, the Baseball America team will be hard at work leading a full day of draft coverage. For those looking to stay locked in on all the top picks, that includes:

✅ Instant First-Round Reactions: Follow along as Ben Badler provides in-depth analysis and scouting reports for the first 40 picks off the board. Read More…

👤 Best Players Available: Keep tabs on who your favorite team has to choose from with our running list of the top-ranked prospects on the board. Read More…

✍️ Full Draft Results: Track picks from all 20 rounds in real-time over the next two days. Read More…

Before the action begins, don’t forget to check out Carlos Collazo’s 7.0 mock draft featuring his final first-round pick predictions. Stick with us after today’s rounds conclude for BA’s Day 1 analysis, live video coverage and more.

OUR FAVORITE DRAFT ANALYSIS 🏅

Go Deeper On This Year’s Draft Class

The BA draft team has been hard at work in the weeks and months leading up to today to provide the most comprehensive draft coverage available. From top players to deep sleepers, we have plenty of thoughts on the 2026 class.

➡️ Keep an eye on 10 draft names who might get to MLB in the next year.

➡️ These are the biggest risers we’ve seen in the first five rounds.

➡️ Here’s how the BA staff would draft for 2026.

➡️ See the Top 100 senior sign targets in the class.

➡️ Here’s where we expect the best draft prospects to rank in the Top 100.

➡️ Check out Carlos’ in-depth scouting series on top prospects.

➡️ Statcast Standouts highlighted 25 pitchers with intriguing data.

➡️ RoboScout picked out some college draft favorites, too.

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