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2007 Major League Baseball draft

The 2007 Major League Baseball draft, was an annual choosing of high school and college baseball players, held on June 7, 2007 and June 8, 2007. The first day session of the draft included the first 25 rounds and was scheduled to be broadcast "live" from Orlando, Florida on television for the first time, on ESPN2 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm Eastern Daylight Time. Previously the conference call format draft was broadcast live, along with commentary, on both draft days exclusively from the MLB.com website as streaming audio. In total, the draft featured 50 rounds and 1453 selections.

First round selections
selected David Price first overall. Price is a 5× All-Star who won the 2012 American League Cy Young Award. selected Mike Moustakas second overall. Moustakas is a 3× All-Star. selected Matt Wieters fifth overall. Wieters is a 4× All-Star and 2× Gold Glove winner at catcher. selected Madison Bumgarner tenth overall. The 4× All-Star won the 2010, 2012, and 2014 World Series. He was named both the NLCS MVP and World Series MVP in 2014. selected Jason Heyward 14th overall. Heyward is a 2010 All-Star and 5× Gold Glove winner. selected Rick Porcello 27th overall. Porcello won the 2016 Cy Young and Comeback Player of the Year awards, ==Supplemental first round selections==
Supplemental first round selections
selected Todd Frazier 34th overall. Frazier is a two-time All-Star with the Reds. selected Travis d'Arnaud 37th overall. d'Arnaud was a 2020 Silver Slugger at catcher, 2021 World Series champion, and a 2022 All-Star. selected Sean Doolittle 38th overall. Doolittle is a 2× All-Star. selected Josh Donaldson 48th overall. the 3× All-Star, 2× Silver Slugger at third base, the American League Most Valuable Player Award in 2015. Compensation picks ==Other notable players==
Other notable players
selected Giancarlo Stanton in the 2nd round. The 5× All-Star was named the 2017 N.L. MVP. selected Freddie Freeman in the 2nd round. The 7× All-Star was named the 2020 N.L. MVP. selected Corey Kluber in the 4th round. He is a 3× All-Star and 2× Cy Young Award winner. was selected in the 5th round by the Orioles. He won the 2015 N.L. Cy Young Award with the Cubs. selected Anthony Rizzo in the 6th round. The 3× All-Star is a 4× Gold Glove winner at first base, and the 2016 Silver Slugger at first base. ;Key NFL players draftedDennis Dixon, 5th round, 168th overall by the Atlanta BravesPat White, 27th round, 838th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but did not sign • Russell Wilson, 41st round, 1,222nd overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign • Golden Tate, 42nd round, 1,252nd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks, but did not sign ==Background==
Background
Ross Detwiler was the first 2007 draftee to play in the major leagues. David Price became the first player from the 2007 draft to be the starting pitcher of an All-Star Game in 2010. He was also the first pitcher to pitch in the postseason and World Series pitching in relief for the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays in the 2008 World Series. He was also the first player in this draft to win a Cy Young Award (which he won in 2012). Jason Heyward became the first position player from the 2007 draft to be a starter of an All-Star Game in 2010. Rick Porcello was the first player from the 2007 draft to be named as a starter at the outset of the season from spring training. He initially started the 2009 season in the fifth rotation spot for the Detroit Tigers but by mid-season was promoted to the third starter. Madison Bumgarner was the first 2007 draftee to win the World Series, with the San Francisco Giants in 2010. He also was the first player to win the World Series MVP award, which he won in 2014. ==References==
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