Braves Select Carter Beck with 26th Pick
The Atlanta Braves have finalized their top selections in the 2026 MLB Draft, headlined by the pick of Carter Beck at 26th overall.
📍 The outcome
Coverage of the selection quickly shifted to other high-profile picks, including Vaughn Lackey and AJ Gracia, as the draft progressed. The story quieted without further updates on Beck’s signing or development.
Epilogue added 43d ago, after coverage quieted.
What happened
This follows the selection of AJ Gracia by the Braves earlier in the proceedings at the 9th overall spot. Coverage from Battery Power, Yahoo Sports, and Bleacher Report documents the Braves' draft strategy.
Outlets including FOX 5 Atlanta and WSB-TV note broader draft activity involving Georgia-connected athletes, such as Vaughn Lackey being selected third overall by the Twins. Sportsnet.ca is tracking Canadian players chosen throughout the event.
Attention remains on the remaining rounds of the MLB draft process. Readers are directed toward MLB.com for updates on Day 2 proceedings.
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Who reported it (10)
- Twins select Collins Hill graduate Vaughn Lackey third overall FOX 5 Atlanta · 45d ago
- MLB Draft updates: Georgia Tech stars drafted No. 3, No. 8; see Braves draft picks WSB-TV · 45d ago
- Here are the Twins' Day 1 Draft picks. Here’s how to follow Day 2 MLB.com · 45d ago
- MLB Draft: Former Collins Hill star Vahn Lackey picked third by Twins FOX 5 Atlanta · 45d ago
- Every Canadian taken in 2026 MLB Draft Sportsnet.ca · 45d ago
- Atlanta Braves' 2026 MLB Draft Top Picks and Top 10 Prospects Bleacher Report · 45d ago
- Braves Select Carter Beck with 26th Pick Battery Power · 45d ago
- Kansas City Royals 2026 MLB Draft Day 1 Thread Royals Keep · 45d ago
- Kansas City Royals Select Zion Rose at No. 6 Overall in MLB Draft 247Sports · 45d ago
- AJ Gracia to Braves at No. 9 in MLB Draft, highest Shore pick in 43 years Yahoo Sports · 45d ago
Questions people are asking
Who did the Braves select at 26th overall?
The Atlanta Braves selected Carter Beck with the 26th pick.
Who was selected 3rd overall by the Twins?
Vaughn Lackey, a Collins Hill graduate, was selected third overall by the Twins.
Where can the status of the ongoing draft be monitored?
MLB.com is providing updates and instructions on how to follow Day 2 of the draft.
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