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[edit] 1989 First Round Picks
| Pick
| Team
| Player
| Position
| School (Type)
| Hometown
| Notes
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| 1 | Baltimore Orioles | Ben McDonald | RHP | Louisiana State University (Col.) | Baton Rouge, LA |
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| 2 | Atlanta Braves | Tyler Houston | C | Valley High School (HS) | Las Vegas, NV |
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| 3 | Seattle Mariners | Roger Salkeld | RHP | Saugus High School (HS) | Saugus, CA |
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| 4 | Philadelphia Phillies | Jeff Jackson | OF | Simeon High School (HS) | Chicago, IL |
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| 5 | Texas Rangers | Donald Harris | OF | Texas Tech University (Col.) | Waco, TX |
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| 6 | St. Louis Cardinals | Paul Coleman | OF | Frankston High School (HS) | Frankston, TX |
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| 7 | Chicago White Sox | Frank Thomas | 1B | Auburn University (Col.) | Columbus, GA |
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| 8 | Chicago Cubs | Earl Cunningham | OF | Lancaster High School (HS) | Lancaster, SC |
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| 9 | California Angels | Kyle Abbott | LHP | Long Beach State University (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 10 | Montreal Expos | Charles Johnson | C | Westwood High School (HS) | Fort Pierce, FL | Did not sign
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| 11 | Cleveland Indians | Calvin Murray | 3B | WT White High School (HS) | Dallas, TX | Did not sign
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| 12 | Houston Astros | Jeff Juden | RHP | Salem High School (HS) | Salem, MA |
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| 13 | Kansas City Royals | Brent Mayne | C | California State-Fullerton (Col.) | Loma Linda, CA |
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| 14 | San Francisco Giants | Steve Hosey | OF | Fresno State University (Col.) | Oakland, CA |
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| 15 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Kiki Jones | RHP | Hillsborough High School (HS) | Tampa, FL | Compensation from New York Yankees for Steve Sax
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| 16 | Boston Red Sox | Greg Blosser | OF | Sarasota High School (HS) | Sarasota, FL | Compensation from San Diego Padres for Bruce Hurst
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| 17 | Milwaukee Brewers | Cal Eldred | RHP | University of Iowa (Col.) | Cedar Rapids, IA |
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| 18 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Willie Greene | SS | Jones County High School (HS) | Gray, GA |
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| 19 | Toronto Blue Jays | Eddie Zosky | SS | Fresno State University (Col.) | Whittier, CA |
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| 20 | Cincinnati Reds | Scott Bryant | OF-RHP | University of Texas (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 21 | Detroit Tigers | Greg Gohr | RHP | Santa Clara University (Col.) | Santa Clara, CA |
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| 22 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Tom Goodwin | OF | Fresno State University (Col.) | Fresno, CA |
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| 23 | Boston Red Sox | Mo Vaughn | 1B | Seton Hall University (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 24 | New York Mets | Alan Zinter | C | University of Arizona (Col.) | El Paso, TX |
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| 25 | Minnesota Twins | Chuck Knoblauch | SS | Texas A&M University (Col.) | Houston, TX |
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| 26 | Seattle Mariners | Scott Burrell | RHP | Hamden High School (HS) | Hamden, CT | Did not sign / Compensation from Oakland A's for Mike Moore
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[edit] Supplemental First Round
[edit] Other Notable Selections
Tim Salmon, John Olerud, Denny Neagle (3rd round); Jeff Bagwell (4th round); Ryan Klesko (5th round); Trevor Hoffman (11th round); Jim Thome (13th round); Brian Giles (17th round); Dana Brown (35th round - now Nationals Director of Scouting); Chad Curtis (45th round)
[edit] Draft Notes
- Scott Burrell, the 26th pick, would later play in the National Basketball Association
