Orioles first-round MLB draft picks through the years

2022: Shortstop Jackson Holliday

Pick: No. 1. Holliday, an Oklahoma high school shortstop and the son of seven-time All-Star Matt Holliday, was considered one of the draft’s top prospects, ranked second by MLB Pipeline and third by Baseball America. (BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN/BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK)

Pick: No. 5. Where is he now? Cowser is in Double-A Bowie and excelling, batting .308/.471/.654 with five homers in 16 games after getting called up from High-A Aberdeen. — 2021: Outfielder Colton Cowser

Pick: No. 2. Where is he now? Kjerstad missed the 2020 season, which was canceled because of the coronavirus, and the 2021 season with the heart condition myocarditis, but he's off to a good start in his first season and last week was called up to High-A Aberdeen. He had batting line of .463/.551/.650 in 98 plate appearances in Low-A Delmarva. — 2020: Outfielder Heston Kjerstad

Pick: No. 1. Where is he now? He's batting .215/.298/.411 in 45 games since getting called up by the Orioles in May. — 2019: Catcher Adley Rutschman

Pick: No. 11
Where is he now?: A top prospect, he went 10-4 with a 2.68 ERA at Low-A Delmarva last season. — 2018: Pitcher Grayson Rodriguez

Pick: No. 21
Where is he now?: Went 4-5 with a 3.46 ERA at High-A Frederick last season. — 2017: Pitcher DL Hall

Pick: No. 27
Where is he now? The Frederick Keys. He is 3-0 with a 1.44 ERA in 8 games. — 2016: Pitcher Cody Sedlock

Pick: No. 25
Major league debut: Sept. 12, 2018
Where is he now?: Called up by the Orioles on May 28, 2019 — 2015: Outfielder DJ Stewart

Pick: No. 36
Where is he now? Had a .312/.344/.527 slash line for Triple-A Norfolk last season.
The Orioles lost their first-round pick in 2014 when they signed Ubaldo Jimenez (they lost their second-round pick too when they signed Nelson Cruz). — 2015: Infielder Ryan Mountcastle

The Orioles forfeited their 2014 first-round draft pick when they signed free-agent right-handed pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez. They lost their second-round pick, too, when they signed outfielder-designated hitter Nelson Cruz. — 2014: No pick

Pick: No. 22
Where is he now? The Bowie Baysox, where he is 2-3 with a 5.82 ERA in 9 games. — 2013: Pitcher Hunter Harvey

Pick: No. 37
Years with Orioles organization: 2013-2017 — 2013: Outfielder Josh Hart

Pick: No. 4
MLB debut: May 23, 2013
Years with Orioles organization: 2012-2018, when the Orioles traded him to Atlanta — 2012: Pitcher Kevin Gausman

Pick: No. 4
MLB debut: Sept. 23, 2012
Where is he now?: In the Orioles starting rotation. — 2011: Pitcher Dylan Bundy

Pick: No. 3
MLB debut: Aug. 9, 2012
Years with Orioles organization: 2010-2018, when he was traded to the Dodgers. Currently playing for the San Diego Padres. — 2010: Infielder Manny Machado

Pick: No. 5
Years with Orioles organization: 2009-2015 — 2009: Pitcher Matt Hobgood

Pick: No. 4
MLB debut: Aug. 4, 2009
Years with Orioles organization: 2008-2016, when he was traded to the Braves. — 2008: Pitcher Brian Matusz

Pick: No. 5
MLB debut: May 29, 2009
Years in Orioles organization: 2007-2016. Currently playing for St. Louis. — 2007: Catcher Matt Wieters

Pick: No. 9
Years with Orioles organization: 2006-2012, the year he received a 50-game suspension for testing positive for marijuana use. — 2006: Infielder Billy Rowell

Pick: No. 32
MLB debut: April 1, 2011, with the Mets
Years with Orioles organization: 2006-10; re-signed to minor league deal in 2015. Played in the Mexican League and with the unaffiliated Long Island Ducks in 2019. — 2006: Pitcher Pedro Beato

Pick: No. 13
MLB debut: Sept. 10, 2010
Years with Orioles organization: 2005-2011; currently playing in the Nationals organization — 2005: Catcher Brandon Snyder

Pick: No. 8
Years with Orioles organization: The Orioles never signed Townsend. He was drafted by Tampa the following year (again at No. 8), and he never played in the majors. — 2004: Pitcher Wade Townsend

The Orioles introduce 19-year-old outfielder Nick Markakis after selecting him with the seventh overall pick in the 2003 draft out of Young Harris (Ga.) Junior College. Markakis made his major league debut in 2006, hitting .291 with 16 homers and 62 RBIs. — 2003: Nick Markakis

Orioles left-handed pitcher Adam Loewen is introduced by scouting director Tony DeMacio at Camden Yards in 2003. Loewen, a graduate of Fraser Valley Christian High School in Surrey, British Columbia, was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2002 draft. He made his major league debut in 2006, starting 19 games and going 6-6 with a 5.37 ERA. — 2002: Adam Loewen

The Orioles drafted Chris Smith with the seventh overall pick in the 2001 draft. Smith, a left-handed pitcher from Cumberland (Tenn.) University, couldn't shake shoulder injuries and pitched just 24 times in four seasons in the minors, before he was released in 2005. — 2001: Chris Smith

The Orioles selected LSU second baseman Mike Fontenot with the 19th overall pick in the 2001 draft. Fontenot was traded to the Cubs in 2005 as part of the deal that brought Sammy Sosa to Baltimore. Fontenot played in 86 games for Chicago in 2007. Fontenot is shown during spring training in 2004. — 2001: Mike Fontenot

The Orioles drafted Clemson right-handed pitcher Mike Paradis with the 13th overall pick in the 1999 draft. Paradis never pitched in the majors and last saw action with Triple-A Ottawa in 2004. — 1999: Mike Paradis

The Orioles drafted Larry Bigbie with 21st overall pick in the 1999 draft. Bigbie, an outfielder from Ball State, spent parts of five seasons with the Orioles. In 2007, Bigbie was named in the Mitchell Report. — 1999: Larry Bigbie

The Orioles selected Providence College outfielder Keith Reed with the 23rd overall pick in the 1999 draft. Reed's only major league action came in 2005 when he went 1-for-5 in six games with the Orioles. Reed is shown here during spring training in 2001. — 1999: Keith Reed

The Orioles selected left-handed pitcher Richard Stahl out of Covington, Ga., with the 18th overall pick in the 1999 draft. He's never pitched in the majors and last saw action in the Cincinnati Reds' minor league system in 2006. Stahl is shown here during spring training in 2001. — 1999: Richard Stahl

The Orioles drafted catcher Jayson Werth out of Glenwood (Ill.) High with the 22nd overall pick in the 1997 draft. They traded him to Toronto in 2000, and he made his major league debut with the Blue Jays in 2002. Werth, who became an outfielder, was dealt to the Dodgers in 2004 and signed with the Phillies before the 2007 season. — 1997: Jayson Werth

The Orioles selected outfielder Darnell McDonald out of Englewood, Colo., with the 26th overall pick in the 1997 draft. McDonald went 5-for-32 in 17 games with the Orioles in 2004. He played in four games with the Minnesota Twins in 2007. — 1997: Darnell McDonald

The Orioles drafted Nebraska right-handed pitcher Alvie Shepherd with the 21st overall pick in the 1995 draft. Shepherd never played in the majors after spending four years in the team's minor league system. — 1995: Alvie Shepherd

The Orioles drafted Jay Powell with the 19th overall pick in the 1993 draft. Powell, a right-handed pitcher from Mississippi State, was traded to the Florida Marlins for Bret Barberie in 1994. He spent 11 seasons in the majors (1995-2005), compiling a 36-23 record with a 4.17 ERA. — 1993: Jay Powell

The Orioles drafted Stanford outfielder Jeffrey Hammonds with the fourth overall pick in the 1992 draft. Hammonds played for the Orioles from 1993-98 and was a career .272 hitter in 13 major-league seasons (1993-05). — 1992: Jeffrey Hammonds

The Orioles selected Southern California outfielder Mark Smith with the ninth overall pick in the 1991 draft. Smith played three seasons with the Orioles before spending time with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, Montreal Expos and Milwaukee Brewers. He was a career .243 hitter. — 1991: Mark Smith

Mike Mussina, pictured here with the Bowie Baysox, was selected by the Orioles with the 20th overall pick in the 1990 draft. Mussina, a right-handed pitcher from Stanford, spent 10 seasons in Baltimore. Mussina finished second in the American League Cy Young voting in 1999, a season in which he went 18-7 with a 3.50 ERA. — 1990: Mike Mussina

The Orioles selected right-handed pitcher Ben McDonald out of LSU with the first overall pick in the 1989 draft. He went 78-70 with a 3.91 ERA in a nine-year major-league career. McDonald played for the Orioles from 1989-95 before spending his final two seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers. — 1989: Ben McDonald

1988: Gregg Olson

The Orioles selected Auburn right-handed pitcher Gregg Olson with the fourth overall pick in the 1988 draft. Olson was named the American League Rookie of the Year in 1989, saving 27 games for the Orioles. He made the All-Star team in 1990, when he had 37 saves and a 2.42 ERA. Olson finished with 217 saves in a 14-year career. He also played for the Braves, Indians, Royals, Tigers, Astros, Twins, Diamondbacks and Dodgers. (Sun photo by Karl Merton Ferron)

Orioles first-round MLB draft picks through the years | PHOTOS

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