1985 Major League Baseball draft

The 1985 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1985.

The following are the first round picks in the 1985 Major League Baseball draft.

[1] [2] Six of the first eight draft picks from the June regular phase had at least one full year of major league experience prior to the start of the 1987 season.

Surhoff (Milwaukee), the draft's number one pick, Will Clark (San Francisco), Bobby Witt (Texas), Barry Larkin (Cincinnati), Pete Incaviglia (Montreal) and Barry Bonds (Pittsburgh).

Incaviglia was selected eighth overall by the Expos, but was unable to reach a contract and was traded to Texas.

The San Francisco Giants selected Will Clark second overall. The 6x All-Star won the 1991 Gold Glove Award at first base , two Silver Slugger Awards at first base , and had his No 22 Retired by the Giants.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Barry Larkin fourth overall. Larkin is a 12x All-Star , 9x Silver Slugger at shortstop , 3x Gold Glove winner at shortstop , and the 1995 National League Most Valuable Player Award . The National Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Larkin as a member in 2012 .
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Barry Bonds sixth overall. Bonds is a 7x National League MVP , and the Single-season home run leader and all-time home run leader .
The Chicago Cubs selected Rafael Palmeiro 22nd overall. Palmeiro is a 4x All-Star , 3x Gold Glove winner at first base , 2x Silver Slugger (one at first base and one at DH ), and a member of the 500 home run club .
The Montreal Expos selected Randy Johnson in the second round. Johnson is a 5x Cy Young Award winner and finished his career second in all-time strikeouts . The National Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Johnson as a member in 2015 .
The Detroit Tigers selected John Smoltz in the 22nd round. Smoltz is a 8x All-Star , the 1996 Cy Young Award winner , and member of the 3,000 strikeout club . The National Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Smoltz as a member in 2015 .