1968 Major League Baseball draft
The 1968 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1968 MLB season. The draft saw the New York Mets take shortstop Tim Foli first overall.First round selections
The following are the first round picks in the 1968 Major League Baseball draft.
* Did not signOther notable Selections
[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/draft/baseball-draft.php?yr=1968]
| Round | Pick | Player | Team | Position |
| 2 | 25 | Bill Buckner | Los Angeles Dodgers | First Baseman |
| 2 | 33 | Milt Wilcox | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher |
| 5 | 85 | Burt Hooton* | New York Mets | Pitcher |
| 6 | 128 | Cecil Cooper | Boston Red Sox | First Baseman |
| 8 | 161 | Joe Ferguson | Los Angeles Dodgers | Outfielder |
| 8 | 174 | Ross Grimsley* | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher |
| 8 | 180 | Tom Kelly | Seattle Pilots | Outfielder |
| 9 | 185 | Doyle Alexander | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher |
| 11 | 237 | Milt May | Pittsburgh Pirates | Shortstop |
| 11 | 238 | Al Bumbry | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder |
| 11 | 248 | Ben Oglivie | Boston Red Sox | Infield-Outfielder |
| 12 | 256 | Duane Kuiper* | New York Yankees | Shortstop |
| 14 | 301 | John Milner | New York Mets | Outfielder |
| 14 | 309 | Bruce Kison | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher |
| 16 | 354 | Steve Stone* | Cleveland Indians | Pitcher |
| 16 | 363 | Oscar Gamble | Chicago Cubs | Outfielder |
| 18 | 399 | Ken Forsch | Houston Astros | Pitcher |
| 18 | 402 | John Lowenstein | Cleveland Indians | Shortstop |
| 22 | 507 | Bill Lee | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher |
| 23 | 528 | Craig Swan* | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher |
| 25 | 574 | Paul Splittorff | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher |
| 26 | 594 | Bob Forsch | St. Louis Cardinals | Third Baseman-Pitcher |
* Did not sign
