| Date | June 2–3, 1997 |
|---|---|
| First | Matt Anderson Detroit Tigers |
| Prev | 1996 |
| Next | 1998 |
The 1997 Major League Baseball draft, was an annual choosing of high school and college baseball players, held on June 2 and 3, 1997. A total of 1607 players were drafted over the course of 92 rounds.
First round selections
| = All-Star |
Supplemental first round selections
Compensation picks
- ^ Pick from Baltimore Orioles as compensation for signing of free agent Mike Bordick
- ^ Pick from Texas Rangers as compensation for signing of free agent John Wetteland
- ^ Pick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent David Wells
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mike Bordick
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Alex Fernandez
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Kevin Tapani
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Roger Clemens
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent David Wells
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mel Rojas
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Moisés Alou
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mike Stanton
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent John Wetteland
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Albert Belle
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Torey Lovullo
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Don Slaught
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mark Leiter
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jeff Fassero
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Danny Tartabull
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Lenny Webster
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Andy Stankiewicz
- ^ Supplemental pick for failure to sign 1996 No.1 choice Matt White
- ^ Supplemental pick for failure to sign 1996 No.1 choice Travis Lee
- ^ Supplemental pick for failure to sign 1996 No.1 choice Bobby Seay
- ^ Supplemental pick for failure to sign 1996 No.1 choice John Patterson
Other notable players
- Randy Wolf, 2nd round, 54th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Scott Linebrink, 2nd round, 56th overall by the San Francisco Giants
- Tyler Walker, 2nd round, 58th overall by the New York Mets
- Jeff Weaver, 2nd round, 62nd overall by the Chicago White Sox, but did not sign
- Aaron Cook, 2nd round, 70th overall by the Colorado Rockies
- Rick Ankiel, 2nd round, 72nd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Chase Utley, 2nd round, 76th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign
- Jeremy Affeldt, 3rd round, 91st overall by the Kansas City Royals
- John Grabow, 3rd round, 92nd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Scott Downs, 3rd round, 94th overall by the Chicago Cubs
- Eric Byrnes, 4th round, 130th overall by the Houston Astros, but did not sign
- Chone Figgins, 4th round, 132nd overall by the Colorado Rockies
- Xavier Nady, 4th round, 134th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals, but did not sign
- Derrick Turnbow, 5th round, 146th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Michael Young, 5th round, 149th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- DeWayne Wise, 5th round, 158th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
- Randy Choate, 5th round, 169th overall by the New York Yankees
- Horacio Ramírez, 5th round, 172nd overall by the Atlanta Braves
- Matt Wise, 6th round, 177th overall by the Anaheim Angels
- Tim Hudson, 6th round, 185th overall by the Oakland Athletics
- Mike Lamb, 7th round, 227th overall by the Texas Rangers
- Cliff Lee, 8th round, 246th overall by the Florida Marlins, but did not sign
- Scott Williamson, 9th round, 278th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
- Toby Hall, 9th round, 294th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- Garrett Atkins, 10th round, 300th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
- Michael Wuertz, 11th round, 334th overall by the Chicago Cubs
- Jerry Hairston Jr., 11th round, 345th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
- Joel Piñeiro, 12th round, 373rd overall by the Seattle Mariners
- Ross Gload, 13th round, 396th overall by the Florida Marlins
- Jeremy Guthrie, 15th round, 450th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
- Jason Michaels, 15th round, 464th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals, but did not sign
- Shawn Camp, 16th round, 500th overall by the San Diego Padres
- Johnny Estrada, 17th round, 506th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- David Eckstein, 19th round, 581st overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Mark Hendrickson, 20th round, 599th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Tim Redding, 20th round, 610th overall by the Houston Astros
- J. C. Romero, 21st round, 633rd overall by the Minnesota Twins
- D. J. Carrasco, 26th round, 795th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
- Mike González, 30th round, 902nd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Nick Punto, 33rd round, 993rd overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
- Alex Cintrón, 36th round, 1103rd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Brandon Lyon, 37th round, 1110th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
- Scot Shields, 38th round, 1137th overall by the Anaheim Angels
- Bill Duplissea, 39th round, 1185th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
- Orlando Hudson, 43rd round, 1280th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- David DeJesus, 43rd round, 1281st overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
- Brad Hawpe, 46th round, 1344th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
- Chad Qualls, 52nd round, 1444th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
- Aaron Heilman, 55th round, 1488th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
- Heath Bell, 69th round, 1583rd overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign
- Willie Harris, 90th round, 1605th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign
NFL players drafted
- Javon Walker, 12th round, 366th overall by the Florida Marlins
- Antwaan Randle El, 14th round, 424th overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
- Joe Hall, 29th round, 865th overall by the Detroit Tigers, but did not sign
- Marques Tuiasosopo, 34th round, 1023rd overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
- Freddie Mitchell, 47th round, 1379th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign
NHL players drafted
- Paul Manning 20th round, 619th overall by the New York Yankees