The 2026 MLB Draft is nearly here! This year’s event will have a different feel, as it shrinks from three days of selections to two days, with Day 1 going four rounds and Day 2 spanning rounds five through 20. Here are the key things you need to know about this summer’s amateur draft:When: Day 1 — Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m. ET; Day 2 — Sunday, beginning at 11:30 a.m. ETHow to watch: The first 10 selections on Day 1 will air exclusively on NBC/Peacock; picks 11-40 will air on MLB Network and stream on MLB.com and MLB TV. The rest of the picks on Day 1 will stream on MLB.com and MLB TV. Day 2 will also stream on MLB.com and MLB TV.How to follow on The Athletic: Led by senior baseball writer and longtime MLB Draft and prospect analyst Keith Law, The Athletic will have live coverage and instant analysis, as well as in-depth coverage of every organization’s full class. All of our MLB Draft coverage can be found here.Who are the top prospects? Law has ranked the top 100 prospects for this year’s draft, with UCLA’s Roch Cholowsky at No. 1.What’s the latest buzz on who will be picked in the first round? Though Cholowsky is the top prospect in this year’s class, Law has the White Sox selecting high school shortstop Grady Emerson at No. 1 in his latest mock draft.Draft order: The Chicago White Sox have the first selection, followed by the Tampa Bay Rays, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Baltimore Orioles, Athletics, Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies rounding out the top 10.Five teams received 10-pick penalties for exceeding MLB’s second surcharge threshold of the Competitive Balance Tax and were pushed out of the first round — the New York Mets (first selection at pick 27), the New York Yankees (first pick at No. 35), the Philadelphia Phillies (first pick at No. 36), the Toronto Blue Jays (first pick at No. 39) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (first pick at No. 40).