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Major League Baseball draft
The
1968 Major League Baseball draft
took place prior to the
1968 MLB season
. The draft saw the
New York Mets
take
shortstop
Tim Foli
first overall.
First round selections
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The following are the first round picks in the 1968 Major League Baseball draft.
[1]
Pick
|
Player
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Team
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Position
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Hometown/School
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1
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Tim Foli
|
New York Mets
|
SS
|
Canoga Park, California
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2
|
*
Pete Broberg
|
Oakland Athletics
|
RHP
|
Palm Beach, Florida
|
3
|
Marty Cott
|
Houston Astros
|
C
|
Buffalo, New York
|
4
|
Thurman Munson
|
New York Yankees
|
C
|
Kent State University
|
5
|
Bobby Valentine
|
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
OF
|
Stamford, Connecticut
|
6
|
Robert Weaver
|
Cleveland Indians
|
SS
|
Jacksonville, Florida
|
7
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Curtis Moore
|
Atlanta Braves
|
OF
|
Denison, Texas
|
8
|
Don Castle
|
Washington Senators
|
LHP
|
Coldwater, Mississippi
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9
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Dick Sharon
|
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
OF
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Redwood City, California
|
10
|
Junior Kennedy
|
Baltimore Orioles
|
SS
|
Arvin, California
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11
|
Greg Luzinski
|
Philadelphia Phillies
|
1B
|
Prospect Heights, Illinois
|
12
|
Lloyd Allen
|
California Angels
|
RHP
|
Selma, California
|
13
|
Tim Grant
|
Cincinnati Reds
|
RHP
|
Boykins, Virginia
|
14
|
Rich McKinney
|
Chicago White Sox
|
SS
|
Ohio University
|
15
|
Ralph Rickey
|
Chicago Cubs
|
OF
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University of Oklahoma
|
16
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Alex Rowell
|
Minnesota Twins
|
OF
|
Luther College
|
17
|
Gary Matthews
|
San Francisco Giants
|
OF
|
Pacoima, California
|
18
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Robert Robinson
|
Detroit Tigers
|
OF
|
Chester, Virginia
|
19
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James Hairston
|
St. Louis Cardinals
|
OF
|
Dayton, Ohio
|
20
|
Tom Maggard
|
Boston Red Sox
|
OF-C
|
Norwalk, California
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*
Did not sign
Other notable selections
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[2]
*
Did not sign
Notes
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External links
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References
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National League
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