1989 Major League Baseball draft
First-round selections
The following are the first round picks in the 1989 Major League Baseball draft on June 5.| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 1 | Ben McDonald | Baltimore Orioles | RHP | Louisiana State University |
| 2 | Tyler Houston | Atlanta Braves | C | Valley HS |
| 3 | Roger Salkeld | Seattle Mariners | RHP | Saugus HS |
| 4 | Jeff Jackson | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | Simeon HS |
| 5 | Donald Harris | Texas Rangers | OF | Texas Tech University |
| 6 | Paul Coleman | Saint Louis Cardinals | OF | Frankston HS |
| 7 | Frank Thomas | Chicago White Sox | 1B | Auburn University |
| 8 | Earl Cunningham | Chicago Cubs | OF | Lancaster HS |
| 9 | Kyle Abbott | California Angels | LHP | Long Beach State University |
| 10 | Charles Johnson | Montreal Expos | C | Westwood HS |
| 11 | Calvin Murray | Cleveland Indians | 3B | W.T. White High School |
| 12 | Jeff Juden | Houston Astros | RHP | Salem HS |
| 13 | Brent Mayne | Kansas City Royals | C | Cal State Fullerton |
| 14 | Steve Hosey | San Francisco Giants | OF | Fresno State University |
| 15 | Kiki Jones | Los Angeles Dodgers | RHP | Hillsborough HS |
| 16 | Greg Blosser | Boston Red Sox | OF | Sarasota HS |
| 17 | Cal Eldred | Milwaukee Brewers | RHP | University of Iowa |
| 18 | Willie Greene | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | Jones County HS |
| 19 | Eddie Zosky | Toronto Blue Jays | SS | Fresno State University |
| 20 | Scott Bryant | Cincinnati Reds | OF | University of Texas |
| 21 | Greg Gohr | Detroit Tigers | RHP | Santa Clara University |
| 22 | Tom Goodwin | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | Fresno State University |
| 23 | Mo Vaughn | Boston Red Sox | 1B | Seton Hall University |
| 24 | Alan Zinter | New York Mets | C | University of Arizona |
| 25 | Chuck Knoblauch | Minnesota Twins | 2B | Texas A&M University |
| 26 | Scott Burrell | Seattle Mariners | RHP | Hamden HS |
Supplemental first round selections
Other notable players
- Brian Hunter, 2nd round, 35th overall by the Houston Astros
- Tim Salmon, 3rd round, 69th overall by the California Angels
- Jerry Dipoto, 3rd round, 71st overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Shane Reynolds†, 3rd round, 72nd overall by the Houston Astros
- John Olerud†, 3rd round, 79th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Phil Nevin†, 3rd round, 82nd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign
- Eric Wedge, 3rd round, 83rd overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Brook Fordyce, 3rd round, 84th overall by the New York Mets
- Denny Neagle†, 3rd round, 85th overall by the Minnesota Twins
- Jeff Bagwell‡, 4th round, 110th overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Scott Erickson†, 4th round, 112th overall by the Minnesota Twins
- Ryan Klesko†, 4th round, 116th overall by the Atlanta Braves
- Alan Embree, 5th round, 125th overall by the Cleveland Indians
- J. T. Snow, 5th round, 129th overall by the New York Yankees
- Paul Quantrill†, 6th round, 163rd overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Russ Springer, 7th round, 181st overall by the New York Yankees
- Butch Huskey, 7th round, 190th overall by the New York Mets
- Curt Leskanic, 8th round, 203rd overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Mike Lansing, 9th round, 219th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
- Sterling Hitchcock, 9th round, 233rd overall by the New York Yankees
- Jeffrey Hammonds†, 9th round, 237th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
- Chad Mottola, 10th round, 245th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
- Scot McCloughan, 10th round, 266th overall by the New York Mets
- Marty Cordova, 10th round, 269th overall by the Minnesota Twins
- Kelly Stinnett, 11th round, 281st overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Trevor Hoffman‡, 11th round, 290th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
- Jim Thome‡, 13th round, 333rd overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Mike Trombley, 14th round, 373rd overall by the Minnesota Twins
- Pat Rapp, 15th round, 388th overall by the San Francisco Giants
- Gregg Zaun, 17th round, 427th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
- Brian Giles†, 17th round, 437th overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Mark Grudzielanek†, 17th round, 450th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
- Tim Worrell, 20th round, 520th overall by the San Diego Padres
- Jeff Kent†, 20th round, 523rd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Robert Person, 25th round, 645th overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Joe Randa, 30th round, 773rd overall by the California Angels, but did not sign
- Joe Borowski, 32nd round, 823rd overall by the Chicago White Sox
- Jorge Posada†, 43rd round, 1116th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
- Jason Giambi†, 43rd round, 1118th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers, but did not sign
- Eric Young†, 43rd round, 1123rd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Chad Curtis, 45th round, 1157th overall by the California Angels
- Denny Hocking, 52nd round, 1314th overall by the Minnesota Twins
‡ Hall of Famer
NBA/NFL players drafted
- Scott Burrell, 1st round, 26th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign
- Jeff Brohm, 7th round, 176th overall by the Montreal Expos, but did not sign
- Rodney Peete, 13th round, 348th overall by the Oakland Athletics, but did not sign
- Marcus Robertson, 19th round, 489th overall by the Cleveland Indians, but did not sign