<page_title> List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks </page_title> <section_title> Draft </section_title> <table> <cell> Gerrit Cole* <col_header> Player </col_header> <col_header> Rick Monday* </col_header> <col_header> Steve Chilcott# </col_header> <col_header> Ron Blomberg </col_header> <col_header> Tim Foli </col_header> <col_header> Jeff Burroughs* </col_header> <col_header> Mike Ivie </col_header> <col_header> Danny Goodwin° </col_header> <col_header> Dave Roberts </col_header> <col_header> David Clyde </col_header> <col_header> Bill Almon </col_header> <col_header> Danny Goodwin </col_header> <col_header> Floyd Bannister* </col_header> <col_header> Harold Baines* </col_header> <col_header> Bob Horner៛ </col_header> <col_header> Al Chambers </col_header> <col_header> Darryl Strawberry៛ </col_header> <col_header> Mike Moore* </col_header> <col_header> Shawon Dunston* </col_header> <col_header> Tim Belcher° </col_header> <col_header> Shawn Abner </col_header> <col_header> B.J. Surhoff* </col_header> <col_header> Jeff King </col_header> <col_header> Ken Griffey Jr.* </col_header> <col_header> Andy Benes* </col_header> <col_header> Ben McDonald </col_header> <col_header> Chipper Jones* </col_header> <col_header> Brien Taylor# </col_header> <col_header> Phil Nevin* </col_header> <col_header> Alex Rodriguez* </col_header> <col_header> Paul Wilson </col_header> <col_header> Darin Erstad* </col_header> <col_header> Kris Benson </col_header> <col_header> Matt Anderson </col_header> <col_header> Pat Burrell </col_header> <col_header> Josh Hamilton* </col_header> <col_header> Adrian Gonzalez* </col_header> <col_header> Joe Mauer* </col_header> <col_header> Bryan Bullington </col_header> <col_header> Delmon Young </col_header> <col_header> Matt Bush </col_header> <col_header> Justin Upton* </col_header> <col_header> Luke Hochevar </col_header> <col_header> David Price* </col_header> <col_header> Tim Beckham </col_header> <col_header> Stephen Strasburg* </col_header> <col_header> Bryce Harper៛ </col_header> </cell> <cell> Pittsburgh Pirates <col_header> Team </col_header> <row_header> Gerrit Cole* </row_header> </cell> </table>
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Cole as a first overall selection.