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{{Short description|Baseball draft of amateur players}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}{{Infobox sports draft
The '''1991 Major League Baseball draft''' began 3 June 1991 to assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order is the reverse order of the 1990 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks will be distributed for players who did not sign from the 1990 MLB Draft. The New York Yankees received the first overall selection. {{Infobox sports draft▼
| name = 1991 Major League Baseball draft
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| first_round = 44
| overall = 1,301
| hofnum = 0
| prev = [[1990 Major League Baseball draft|1990]]
| next = [[1992 Major League Baseball draft|1992]]
}}
▲The '''1991 Major League Baseball draft''' began 3 June 1991 to assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order is the reverse order of the 1990 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks will be distributed for players who did not sign from the 1990 MLB Draft. The New York Yankees received the first overall selection.
[[Brien Taylor]] would become only the second top pick to fail to reach the major leagues, following [[Steve Chilcott]] of the [[1966 Major League Baseball draft|1966 draft]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schlegel |first1=John |last2=Eagle |first2=Ed |title=These top-3 Draft picks never made MLB |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/top-3-draft-picks-who-never-made-the-majors-c265745454 |access-date=15 May 2024 |work=[[MLB.com]] |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |date=July 15, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
==First round selections==
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| [[Atlanta Braves]]
| Outfielder
| [[Arizona State Sun Devils baseball|Arizona State
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| 3
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| 21
| [[Allen Watson]]
| [[
| Pitcher
|[[New York Institute of Technology]]
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| 22
| [[Brian Barber]]
| [[
| Pitcher
|[[Dr. Phillips High School|Dr. Phillips High School (FL)]]
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| 41
| [[Trever Miller]]
| [[Detroit Tigers]]{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent [[Mike Heath (baseball)|Mike Heath]]|group="Compensation"}}
| Pitcher
| [[Trinity High School (Louisville)|Trinity High School (KY)]]
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*[[Scott Eyre]], 9th round, 248th overall by the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]
*[[Mike Sweeney]], 10th round, 262nd overall by the [[Kansas City Royals]]
*[[Jeff Cirillo]], 11th round, 286th overall by the [[Milwaukee Brewers]]
*Sam Wood, 11th round, 290th overall by the [[Houston Astros]]
*[[Joe Randa]], 11th round, 288th overall by the [[Kansas City Royals]]
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*[[Dustin Hermanson]], 39th round, 1033rd overall by the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]], but did not sign
*[[Aaron Boone]], 43rd round, 1127th overall by the [[California Angels]], but did not sign
*[[Damian Jackson (baseball)|Damian Jackson]], 44th round, 1148th overall by the [[Cleveland Indians]]
*[[Jason Isringhausen]], 44th round, 1157th overall by the [[New York Mets]]
*[[Stephan Riddle]], 46th round, 1273rd overall by the [[Detroit Tigers]], but did not sign
*[[Ken Grundt]], 53rd round, 1354th overall by the [[San Francisco Giants]]
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