1998 Major League Baseball draft

The 1998 Major League Baseball draft, was the choosing of high school and college baseball players, held on June 2 and 3, 1998. A total of 1445 players were drafted over the course of 50 rounds.

Other notable players

 * Gerald Laird, 2nd round, 45th overall by the Oakland Athletics
 * Adam Dunn, 2nd round, 50th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
 * Matt Belisle, 2nd round, 52nd overall by the Atlanta Braves
 * Brandon Inge, 2nd round, 57th overall by the Detroit Tigers
 * Jody Gerut, 2nd round, 71st overall by the Colorado Rockies
 * Barry Zito, 3rd round, 83rd overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign
 * Mike Maroth, 3rd round, 85th overall by the Boston Red Sox
 * Josh Fogg, 3rd round, 89th overall by the Chicago White Sox
 * Ryan Langerhans, 3rd round, 101st overall by the Atlanta Braves
 * Jason Michaels, 4th round, 104th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
 * Eddy Furniss, 4th round, 118th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
 * Javier López, 4th round, 133rd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
 * Scott Proctor, 5th round, 156th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
 * Ryan Vogelsong, 5th round, 158th overall by the San Francisco Giants
 * Aubrey Huff, 5th round, 162nd overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
 * Bill Hall, 6th round, 176th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
 * Matt Holliday, 7th round, 210th overall by the Colorado Rockies
 * John Buck, 7th round, 212th overall by the Houston Astros
 * David Ross, 7th round, 216th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
 * Eric Byrnes, 8th round, 225th overall by the Oakland Athletics
 * Will Ohman, 8th round, 226th overall by the Chicago Cubs
 * Andrew Good, 8th round, 251st by the Arizona Diamondbacks
 * Joe Kennedy, 8th round, 252nd overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
 * Ryan Madson, 9th round, 254th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
 * Jack Wilson, 9th round, 258th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
 * Mark Teixeira, 9th round, 265th overall by the Boston Red Sox, but did not sign
 * Morgan Ensberg, 9th round, 272nd overall by the Houston Astros
 * Juan Pierre, 13th round, 390th overall by the Colorado Rockies
 * Jay Gibbons, 14th round, 411th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
 * Eric Hinske, 17th round, 496th overall by the Chicago Cubs
 * J. J. Putz, 17th round, 499th overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
 * B. J. Ryan, 17th round, 500th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
 * Brian Lawrence, 17th round, 502nd overall by the San Diego Padres
 * Ty Wigginton, 17th round, 514th overall by the New York Mets
 * Mike MacDougal, 17th round, 519th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
 * Joe Beimel, 18th round, 538th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
 * Adam LaRoche, 18th round, 550th overall by the Florida Marlins, but did not sign
 * Cliff Lee, 20th round, 609th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
 * Nick Punto, 21st round, 614th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
 * Bobby Crosby, 34th round, 1021st overall by the Anaheim Angels, but did not sign
 * Mark Buehrle, 38th round, 1139th overall by the Chicago White Sox
 * Todd Coffey, 41st round, 1220th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
 * Nyjer Morgan, 42nd round, 1260th overall by the Colorado Rockies, but did not sign
 * Mike Jacobs, 48th round, 1413th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign

NFL players drafted

 * Chad Hutchinson, 2nd round, 48th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
 * Drew Henson, 3rd round, 97th overall by the New York Yankees
 * Earnest Graham, 43rd round, 1273rd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign