How to watch the 2026 MLB Draft for Pirates fans

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS - JULY 14: Major League Baseball commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. announces the pick for the Pittsburgh Pirates at the 2024 MLB Draft at Cowtown Coliseum on July 14, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images) | Getty Images

The 2026 MLB Draft is this weekend, Saturday, July 11, at the Philadelphia Convention Center. The opning day of the draft will include the first four rounds and will start at 1:30pm EST, with TV coverage starting at 1:00pm.

This year, rounds 5-20 will take place on Sunday, July 12.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have the largest bonus pool in MLB history at $19,130,700 to go along with the number five overall pick and 22 total picks in the draft. Baseball America had this to say about the Bucs and the draft:

“Because of the amount of money they have to spend it would be surprising if their draft haul wasn’t one of the most compelling in the league after the draft is over.”

Here’s how to access the MLB Draft.

TV and Streaming​

Day 1: Saturday, July 11 (Rounds 1-4)
• 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET – Picks 1-10 (NBC/Peacock)
• 2:30-4:30 p.m. ET – Picks 11-40 (MLB Network, MLB.com, MLB.TV, MLB+)
• 4:30-7:45 p.m. ET – Picks 41-135 (MLB.com, MLB.TV, MLB+)

Day 2: Sunday, July 12 (Rounds 5-20)
• 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. ET (MLB.com, MLB.TV, MLB+)

2026 MLB Draft Order (First Round + PPI Picks + Competitive Balance Round A)​

1. Chicago White Sox
2. Tampa Bay Rays
3. Minnesota Twins
4. San Francisco Giants
5. Pittsburgh Pirates
6. Kansas City Royals
7. Baltimore Orioles
8. Athletics
9. Atlanta Braves
10. Colorado Rockies
11. Washington Nationals
12. Los Angeles Angels
13. St. Louis Cardinals
14. Miami Marlins
15. Arizona Diamondbacks
16. Texas Rangers
17. Houston Astros
18. Cincinnati Reds
19. Cleveland Guardians
20. Boston Red Sox
21. San Diego Padres
22. Detroit Tigers
23. Chicago Cubs
24. Seattle Mariners
25. Milwaukee Brewers

Prospect Promotion Incentive Picks​

1. Atlanta Braves (Drake Baldwin – 2025 NL Rookie of the Year)
2. New York Mets
3. Houston Astros (Hunter Brown – Top-3 finish in 2025 AL Cy Young Award voting)

Competitive Balance Round A​

1. San Francisco Giants (from Cleveland Guardians)
2. Kansas City Royals
3. Arizona Diamondbacks
4. St. Louis Cardinals
5. Tampa Bay Rays (from Baltimore Orioles)
6. Pittsburgh Pirates
7. New York Yankees
8. Philadelphia Phillies
9. Colorado Rockies

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