1989 Major League Baseball draft

The 1989 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1989. The draft saw the Baltimore Orioles select Ben McDonald first overall.

First-round selections
The following are the first round picks in the 1989 Major League Baseball draft on June 5.

Other notable players

 * Brian Hunter, 2nd round, 35th overall by the Houston Astros
 * Tim Salmon, 3rd round, 69th overall by the California Angels
 * Jerry Dipoto, 3rd round, 71st overall by the Cleveland Indians
 * Shane Reynolds†, 3rd round, 72nd overall by the Houston Astros
 * John Olerud†, 3rd round, 79th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
 * Phil Nevin†, 3rd round, 82nd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign
 * Eric Wedge, 3rd round, 83rd overall by the Boston Red Sox
 * Brook Fordyce, 3rd round, 84th overall by the New York Mets
 * Denny Neagle†, 3rd round, 85th overall by the Minnesota Twins
 * Jeff Bagwell‡, 4th round, 110th overall by the Boston Red Sox
 * Scott Erickson†, 4th round, 112th overall by the Minnesota Twins
 * Ryan Klesko†, 4th round, 116th overall by the Atlanta Braves
 * Alan Embree, 5th round, 125th overall by the Cleveland Indians
 * J. T. Snow, 5th round, 129th overall by the New York Yankees
 * Paul Quantrill†, 6th round, 163rd overall by the Boston Red Sox
 * Russ Springer, 7th round, 181st overall by the New York Yankees
 * Butch Huskey, 7th round, 190th overall by the New York Mets
 * Curt Leskanic, 8th round, 203rd overall by the Cleveland Indians
 * Mike Lansing, 9th round, 219th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
 * Sterling Hitchcock, 9th round, 233rd overall by the New York Yankees
 * Jeffrey Hammonds†, 9th round, 237th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
 * Chad Mottola, 10th round, 245th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
 * Scot McCloughan, 10th round, 266th overall by the New York Mets
 * Marty Cordova, 10th round, 269th overall by the Minnesota Twins
 * Kelly Stinnett, 11th round, 281st overall by the Cleveland Indians
 * Trevor Hoffman‡, 11th round, 290th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
 * Jim Thome‡, 13th round, 333rd overall by the Cleveland Indians
 * Mike Trombley, 14th round, 373rd overall by the Minnesota Twins
 * Pat Rapp, 15th round, 388th overall by the San Francisco Giants
 * Gregg Zaun, 17th round, 427th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
 * Brian Giles†, 17th round, 437th overall by the Cleveland Indians
 * Mark Grudzielanek†, 17th round, 450th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
 * Tim Worrell, 20th round, 520th overall by the San Diego Padres
 * Jeff Kent†, 20th round, 523rd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
 * Robert Person, 25th round, 645th overall by the Cleveland Indians
 * Joe Randa, 30th round, 773rd overall by the California Angels, but did not sign
 * Joe Borowski, 32nd round, 823rd overall by the Chicago White Sox
 * Dana Brown, 35th round, 898th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
 * Hilly Hathaway, 35th round, 903rd overall by the California Angels
 * Jorge Posada†, 43rd round, 1,116th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
 * Jason Giambi†, 43rd round, 1,118th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers, but did not sign
 * Eric Young†, 43rd round, 1,123rd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
 * Chad Curtis, 45th round, 1,157th overall by the California Angels
 * Bobby Magallanes, 50th round, 1,260th overall by the Seattle Mariners
 * Denny Hocking, 52nd round, 1,314th overall by the Minnesota Twins

† All-Star ‡ Hall of Famer

NBA/NFL players drafted

 * Scott Burrell, 1st round, 26th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign
 * Jeff Brohm, 7th round, 176th overall by the Montreal Expos, but did not sign
 * Rodney Peete, 13th round, 348th overall by the Oakland Athletics, but did not sign
 * Marcus Robertson, 19th round, 489th overall by the Cleveland Indians, but did not sign