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2025 MLB Draft grades: Nationals get ‘A’ for Eli Willits shocker at No. 1, analysis for every first-round pick

2025 MLB Draft grades: Nationals get ‘A’ for Eli Willits shocker at No. 1, analysis for every first-round pick

Major League Baseball’s 2025 Draft has arrived. The 20-round draft process is underway, and the first round wrapped Sunday night as the Atlanta Braves host All-Star Game festivities this year. The Washington Nationals made a fairly surprising pick at the top of the draft, choosing high school shortstop Eli Willits at No. 1 overall. LSU left-hander Kade Anderson, the pre-draft …

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2025 MLB Draft, First Round Results

2025 MLB Draft, First Round Results

This year’s amateur draft is officially underway, and we’ll be updating this post throughout the night with every first-round selection.  More details and scouting reports on all these young players are available in pre-draft rankings from Baseball America, Fangraphs, MLB Pipeline, The Athletic’s Keith Law, and ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel.  As well, Pipeline has the breakdown of the slot values assigned …

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Mariners draft LHP Kade Anderson of LSU third overall in 2025 MLB Draft

Mariners draft LHP Kade Anderson of LSU third overall in 2025 MLB Draft

Mariners Scouting Director Scott Hunter wasn’t wrong when he called the 2025 MLB Draft “unpredictable.” With the Nationals shaking things up by taking prep shortstop Eli Willits first overall, the Mariners found themselves with a bevy of options. The Angels’ decision to go underslot with their first pick in order to rebuild their farm system opened the entire top of …

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2025 MLB Draft: Live updates, draft order, picks and more as Washington Nationals select Eli Willits with No. 1 pick

2025 MLB Draft: Live updates, draft order, picks and more as Washington Nationals select Eli Willits with No. 1 pick

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 …

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2025 MLB Draft grades: Pick-by-pick analysis for Kade Anderson, Ethan Holliday and every first-round pick

2025 MLB Draft grades: Pick-by-pick analysis for Kade Anderson, Ethan Holliday and every first-round pick

Major League Baseball’s 2025 Draft has arrived. The 20-round draft process is underway, and Rounds 1-3 are in store for Sunday night as the Atlanta Braves host All-Star Game festivities this year. The Washington Nationals made a fairly surprising pick at the top of the draft, choosing high school shortstop Eli Willits at No. 1 overall. LSU left-hander Kade Anderson, …

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What Quinshon Judkins’ domestic battery charge means for the Browns, and how the NFL might respond: Mary Kay Cabot

What Quinshon Judkins’ domestic battery charge means for the Browns, and how the NFL might respond: Mary Kay Cabot

Cleveland Browns running back Quinshon Judkins runs to the sidelines for a water break during the Browns rookie minicamp in Berea. Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Browns drafted Quinshon Judkins in the second round out of Ohio State in April to fill the enormous shoes of the great Nick Chubb, and now that’s in jeopardy, at least for …

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Seattle Mariners pick LSU LHP Kade Anderson with No. 3 pick

Seattle Mariners pick LSU LHP Kade Anderson with No. 3 pick

The Seattle Mariners selected LSU left-hander Kade Anderson with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. Anderson, 21, was the No. 2 player in MLB Pipeline’s draft prospect rankings. Anderson went 12-1 with a 3.18 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 180 strikeouts over 119 innings while helping the Tigers win the College World Series. The LSU product’s efforts …

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Yankees muster two hits in 4-1 loss to Cubs

Yankees muster two hits in 4-1 loss to Cubs

The Yankees dropped their final game before the All-Star break, losing to the Chicago Cubs by a score of 4-1 on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. Here are the takeaways… -There wasn’t a lot to like out of New York’s offense on Sunday as it got just two hits from the lineup. One of those hits was a home run …

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