The 2025 MLB Draft has arrived, and the next crop of young stars are finding out where they’ll begin their pro baseball careers.
The first three rounds will take place on Sunday, with Rounds 4-20 continuing Monday. The Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Angels, Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies and St. Louis Cardinals own the first five picks, respectively. In addition to the first pick, Washington holds picks No. 49 and No. 80 in the first three rounds.
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Washington was awarded the No. 1 pick in December’s draft lottery, and made their selection of high school shortstop Eli Willits on Sunday night. Willits, out of Fort Cobb-Broxton High School in Oklahoma, is the rare player to be selected first overall by an interim general manager. The Nationals fired GM Mike Rizzo, as well as manager Dave Martinez, last Sunday and had Mike DeBartolo, previously Rizzo’s assistant general manager, take over as interim GM.
Among the top five prospects this year are two high school shortstops and three left-handed college pitchers. Yahoo Sports ranked them as follows:
1. SS Eli Willits, Fort Cobb-Broxton High School (Okla.)
2. SS Ethan Holliday, Stillwater High School (Okla.)
3. LHP Kade Anderson, LSU
4. LHP Liam Doyle, Tennessee
5. LHP Jamie Arnold, Florida State
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Date: Sunday, July 13
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Location: Coca-Cola Roxy in The Battery Atlanta | Cumberland, Georgia
TV channel: ESPN | MLB Network
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