1997 Major League Baseball draft

The 1997 Major League Baseball draft, was an annual choosing of high school and college baseball players, held on June 2 and 3, 1997. A total of 1607 players were drafted over the course of 92 rounds.

Other notable players

 * Randy Wolf, 2nd round, 54th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
 * Scott Linebrink, 2nd round, 56th overall by the San Francisco Giants
 * Tyler Walker, 2nd round, 58th overall by the New York Mets
 * Jeff Weaver, 2nd round, 62nd overall by the Chicago White Sox, but did not sign
 * Aaron Cook, 2nd round, 70th overall by the Colorado Rockies
 * Rick Ankiel, 2nd round, 72nd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
 * Chase Utley, 2nd round, 76th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign
 * Jeremy Affeldt, 3rd round, 91st overall by the Kansas City Royals
 * John Grabow, 3rd round, 92nd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
 * Scott Downs, 3rd round, 94th overall by the Chicago Cubs
 * Eric Byrnes, 4th round, 130th overall by the Houston Astros, but did not sign
 * Chone Figgins, 4th round, 132nd overall by the Colorado Rockies
 * Xavier Nady, 4th round, 134th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals, but did not sign
 * Derrick Turnbow, 5th round, 146th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
 * Michael Young, 5th round, 149th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
 * DeWayne Wise, 5th round, 158th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
 * Randy Choate, 5th round, 169th overall by the New York Yankees
 * Horacio Ramírez, 5th round, 172nd overall by the Atlanta Braves
 * Tim Hudson, 6th round, 185th overall by the Oakland Athletics
 * Mike Lamb, 7th round, 227th overall by the Texas Rangers
 * Cliff Lee, 8th round, 246th overall by the Florida Marlins, but did not sign
 * Scott Williamson, 9th round, 278th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
 * Toby Hall, 9th round, 294th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
 * Garrett Atkins, 10th round, 300th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
 * Michael Wuertz, 11th round, 334th overall by the Chicago Cubs
 * Jerry Hairston Jr., 11th round, 345th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
 * Joel Piñeiro, 12th round, 373rd overall by the Seattle Mariners
 * Ross Gload, 13th round, 396th overall by the Florida Marlins
 * Jeremy Guthrie, 15th round, 450th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
 * Jason Michaels, 15th round, 464th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals, but did not sign
 * Shawn Camp, 16th round, 500th overall by the San Diego Padres
 * Johnny Estrada, 17th round, 506th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
 * David Eckstein, 19th round, 581st overall by the Boston Red Sox
 * Mark Hendrickson, 20th round, 599th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
 * Tim Redding, 20th round, 610th overall by the Houston Astros
 * J. C. Romero, 21st round, 633rd overall by the Minnesota Twins
 * D. J. Carrasco, 26th round, 795th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
 * Mike González, 30th round, 902nd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
 * Nick Punto, 33rd round, 993rd overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
 * Alex Cintrón, 36th round, 1103rd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
 * Brandon Lyon, 37th round, 1110th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
 * Scot Shields, 38th round, 1137th overall by the Anaheim Angels
 * Bill Duplissea, 39th round, 1185th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
 * Orlando Hudson, 43rd round, 1280th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
 * David DeJesus, 43rd round, 1281st overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
 * Brad Hawpe, 46th round, 1344th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
 * Chad Qualls, 52nd round, 1444th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
 * Aaron Heilman, 55th round, 1488th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
 * Heath Bell, 69th round, 1583rd overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign
 * Willie Harris, 90th round, 1605th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign

NFL players drafted

 * Javon Walker, 12th round, 366th overall by the Florida Marlins
 * Antwaan Randle El, 14th round, 424th overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
 * Joe Hall, 29th round, 865th overall by the Detroit Tigers, but did not sign
 * Marques Tuiasosopo, 34th round, 1023rd overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
 * Freddie Mitchell, 47th round, 1379th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign

NHL players drafted

 * Paul Manning 20th round, 619th overall by the New York Yankees