The 2026 Baseball Draft

2026年棒球選秀

Jul 11, 2026, 22:52
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Introduction

The 2026 Major League Baseball draft started on July 11 in Philadelphia. Teams chose new players for 20 rounds.

2026年大聯盟棒球選秀於7月11日在費城開始。各球隊共進行了20輪的新球員選拔。

Main Body

The Chicago White Sox chose Roch Cholowsky first. He is a great player from UCLA. The White Sox also traded players with the Pittsburgh Pirates. This gave them more money and a new player named Landon Thome.

芝加哥白襪隊首先選擇了 Roch Cholowsky。他是一位來自 UCLA 的優秀球員。白襪隊還與匹茲堡海盜隊進行了球員交易，這讓他們獲得了更多資金以及一名叫做 Landon Thome 的新球員。

Other teams chose top players too. The Tampa Bay Rays took Grady Emerson second. The Minnesota Twins took Vahn Lackey third. Many teams chose shortstops. Only three teams chose pitchers in the first twenty picks.

其他球隊也選擇了頂尖球員。坦帕灣光芒隊在第二順位選擇了 Grady Emerson。明尼蘇達雙城隊在第三順位選擇了 Vahn Lackey。許多球隊選擇了游擊手，在前20名選秀中，僅有三支球隊選擇了投手。

Baseball leaders want to change the rules. They want 12 rounds instead of 20. They also want to stop picking high school players. Some teams, like the New York Yankees, had problems because they spent too much money.

棒球領導層希望修改規則。他們希望將20輪縮減為12輪。他們還希望停止選拔高中球員。像紐約洋基隊這樣的球隊則遇到了問題，因為他們投入了過多資金。

Conclusion

The 2026 draft ended. Many teams chose shortstops and made smart trades.

2026年選秀結束。許多球隊選擇了游擊手並進行了精明的交易。

Vocabulary Learning

🎯 The 'Past Simple' Pattern

In this story, we see how to talk about things that already happened. Notice how most action words end in -ed.

The Pattern: Action word + ed = Past

Examples from the text:

  • Start → Started*
  • Choose → Chose (Special word!)
  • Trade → Traded*
  • End → Ended*

💡 Quick Tip: 'Want to'

When someone has a wish or a plan, use want to + [action].

  • "They want to change the rules."
  • "They want to stop picking players."

Use this when you are talking about your goals! → I want to learn English.

Vocabulary Learning

draft (n.)
A process where sports teams choose new players
Example:The team picked a new player during the draft.
round (n.)
One stage of a competition or a choosing process
Example:The draft had twenty rounds of picking players.
traded (v.)
Gave something to get something else in return
Example:The team traded a player to get more money.
shortstops (n.)
Players who play in a specific position in baseball
Example:Many teams chose shortstops to improve their defense.
pitchers (n.)
Players who throw the ball to the batter in baseball
Example:The team needs more pitchers for the next game.
leaders (n.)
People who are in charge of an organization
Example:The baseball leaders want to change the rules.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→