In which round of the MLB draft did the Cardinals select Jordan Walker?

The Cardinals selected Jordan Walker in the first round of the MLB draft.

St. Louis took Walker with the 21st overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. The third baseman and outfielder was selected out of Decatur High School in Georgia, making him one of the highly regarded teenage prospects in that draft class.

Walker signed with the Cardinals and developed through the organization’s minor-league system. His combination of size, raw power and athleticism made him a prominent prospect, and MLB Pipeline ranked him among the game’s leading minor-league talents before his major-league debut in 2023.

A common mix-up is to confuse Walker with later Cardinals selections from the same general period, or with players chosen in the second and third rounds. The key identifying detail is his draft position: the Cardinals used a first-round selection, specifically No. 21 overall, on Walker in 2020.