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Twins 2018 MLB Draft live thread: Day one

The 2018 MLB Draft starts tonight! Here’s when and where to watch, stream, and follow along.

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The day we’ve all been waiting for is finally here — the first day of the 2018 MLB Draft! Woo! The excitement is palpable!

Tonight features the first and second rounds of the draft, plus compensation picks. The Twins have the 20th and 59th overall selections. Round three through ten will take place tomorrow, and rounds eleven through forty will be on Wednesday.

To get ready, read our Twins 2018 MLB Draft: Overall outlook and Twins 2018 MLB Draft: Early mock drafts.

How to watch Day 1 of the MLB draft

Time: 6:00 p.m. CT

TV: MLB Network (5:00 p.m. CT preview show, 6:00 p.m. CT draft coverage)

Stream: MLB.com

Day 1 Draft Order

First Round

1. Detroit Tigers

2. San Francisco Giants

3. Philadelphia Phillies

4. Chicago White Sox

5. Cincinnati Reds

6. New York Mets

7. San Diego Padres

8. Atlanta Braves

9. Oakland Athletics

10. Pittsburgh Pirates

11. Baltimore Orioles

12. Toronto Blue Jays

13. Miami Marlins

14. Seattle Mariners

15. Texas Rangers

16. Tampa Bay Rays

17. Los Angeles Angels

18. Kansas City Royals

19. St. Louis Cardinals

20. Minnesota Twins

21. Milwaukee Brewers

22. Colorado Rockies

23. New York Yankees

24. Chicago Cubs

25. Arizona Diamondbacks

26. Boston Red Sox

27. Washington Nationals

28. Houston Astros

29. Cleveland Indians

30. Los Angeles Dodgers

Compensation Picks

31. Tampa Bay Rays (Compensation for Alex Cobb)

32. Tampa Bay Rays (Compensation for not signing Drew Rasmussen)

33. Kansas City Royals (Compensation for Lorenzo Cain)

34. Kansas City Royals (Compensation for Eric Hosmer)

35. Cleveland Indians (Compensation for Carlos Santana)

Competitive Balance Round A

36. Pittsburgh Pirates

37. Baltimore Orioles

38. San Diego Padres

39. Arizona Diamondbacks

40. Kansas City Royals

41. Cleveland Indians

42. Colorado Rockies

43. St. Louis Cardinals

Second Round

44. Detroit Tigers

45. San Francisco Giants

46. Chicago White Sox

47. Cincinnati Reds

48. New York Mets

49. Atlanta Braves

50. Oakland A’s

51. Pittsburgh Pirates

52. Toronto Blue Jays

53. Miami Marlins

54. Seattle Mariners

55. Texas Rangers

56. Tampa Bay Rays

57. Los Angeles Angels

58. Kansas City Royals

59. Minnesota Twins

60. Milwaukee Brewers

61. New York Yankees

62. Chicago Cubs

63. Arizona Diamondbacks

64. Boston Red Sox

65. Washington Nationals

66. Houston Astros

67. Cleveland Indians

68. Los Angeles Dodgers

Competitive Balance Round B

69. Miami Marlins

70. Oakland Athletics

71. Tampa Bay Rays

72. Cincinnati Reds

73. Milwaukee Brewers

74. San Diego Padres (Received from Twins in trade)