2019 MLB Draft: Live stream, start time, top prospects and more

The 2019 MLB Draft starts on June 3, and here’s how you can watch along with the start time and a look at some top prospects.

The 2019 MLB Draft starts on Monday night, June 3, and perhaps the most interesting thing for a lot of people going into it is the pick compensation attached to free agent pitchers Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel going away.

The MLB draft doesn’t offer the instant results and easy reactions like the NFL and NBA drafts do, as picks can marinate in the Minors for years and a fair chunk never surface in the big leagues for the teams that took them. But that doesn’t mean fans shouldn’t get excited about the next set of prospects their teams will be bringing aboard.

The Baltimore Orioles have the No. 1 pick, followed by the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, Miami Marlins and Detroit Tigers to round out the top five. Picks 6-10 will be the San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves (compensatory pick) and San Francisco Giants.

Here’s how you can watch the 2019 MLB Draft.

Date: Monday, June 3-Wednesday June 5
Time: 7 p.m ET on June 3 (Rounds 1 and 2), 1 p.m. ET on June 4 (Rounds 3-10) and 12 p.m. ET on June 5 (Rounds 11-40)
TV: MLB Network
Stream: MLB.com (stream only on Tuesday and Wednesday)

Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman is the presumptive first overall pick to the Orioles. Texas high school shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., Cal first baseman Andrew Vaughn, Florida high school outfielder Riley Greene, Georgia high school shortstop C.J. Abrams, Mississippi high school outfielder Jerrion Early, Baylor catcher Shea Langeliers and Vanderbilt outfielder J.J. Bleday are some other names to know among the most touted position players.

On the pitching side, college hurlers populate the top of the prospect rankings. Nick Lodolo (TCU), Graeme Stinson (Duke), Alek Manoah (West Virginia), Zack Thompson (Kentucky), Tyler Dyson (Florida) and Ryne Nelson (Oregon) are all first-round picks in some mock drafts.