1992 Major League Baseball draft

1992 Major League Baseball draft
General information
Date(s)June 1, 1992
LocationConference call
Overview
1,412 total selections
First selectionPhil Nevin
Houston Astros
First round selections38
Hall of Famers
← 1991
1993 →

The 1992 Major League Baseball draft took place on June 1, 1992, through a conference call involving all 28 MLB teams of the time. Phil Nevin of Cal State Fullerton was the first overall selection, chosen by the Houston Astros.[1] Derek Jeter, selected for the National Baseball Hall of Fame in January 2020, was selected by the New York Yankees with the sixth selection. In addition to Nevin, Paul Shuey, B. J. Wallace, Jeffrey Hammonds, and Chad Mottola were selected ahead of Jeter.

  1. ^ Kepner, Tyler (June 5, 2010). "Five Players Who Outranked Jeter, if Only Briefly". The New York Times. Retrieved April 24, 2012.