In the fourth installment of our draft history series, we are going to examine the top picks from the 1968 Amateur Baseball June Draft, the fourth held in the league’s history. There were four players drafted out of college in the first round of this draft compared to just one from college in the 1967 draft. For the second straight year, the state of California dominated the first round, with six of its residents being drafted by Major League teams.

The number one overall pick in the 1968 draft was shortstop Tim Foli, who was selected by the New York Mets out of Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. The number two overall pick was pitcher Pete Broberg, who was selected by the Oakland Athletics out of Palm Beach High School in West Palm Beach, Florida. Broberg did not sign with Athletics, which means we have to move down the list. [Read more…]