The 2025 MLB Draft is a wrap. With rounds 1-3 on Sunday night, the Phillies stocked up on college pitchers, highlighted by the selection of Arkansas right-hander Gage Wood and his overpowering fastball at 26th overall. Then, on Day 2 for rounds 4-20, the Phils continued to lean heavily in favor of taking college prospects, and especially more pitchers. Now …
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It’s going to be a long day for those of you who want to keep up with the 2025 MLB Draft, as the second day is now going to cover the final 17 rounds of the draft. You can follow along with live coverage of the event on MLB.com, and here we will be updating with each of the Atlanta …
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Day 2 of the Draft looks a little different. This time around, we’re going to finish the whole thing. After Day 1 brought 105 picks, today we’re covering Rounds 4-20 to complete the 2025 MLB Draft. Day 2 is live right now, streaming on MLB.com, MLB.TV and in the video player atop this story. As always, there’s still tons of …
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Here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today: 1. 2025 Home Run Derby: All-Star week is officially underway, and with it comes the return of an All-Star week staple: the Home Run Derby. Eight sluggers will battle it out for the $1MM prize, and this year’s participants are Byron Buxton …
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ATLANTA — With the first day of the MLB Draft behind us, let’s assess what stood out. From teams to players to positions to the venue, here are my biggest winners and losers after the first three rounds on Sunday. Winners 1. The Orioles The Orioles were the clear winners of Day 1 by virtue of having six picks among …
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With training camps opening, more draft picks than usual remain unsigned. The official number stands at 32. Thirty of them come from round two, thanks to the fact that the first two players taken in the round received fully-guaranteed deals. The third through 32nd players remain unsigned. There’s a way for them to band together and pressure the teams, if …
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Ethan Holliday, a high school slugger with a remarkable baseball pedigree, is headed to the Rockies. The club selected the left-handed hitter with the fourth overall pick of the Major League Baseball draft on Sunday. He’s the son of former Rockies slugger Matt Holliday, who was the cornerstone of Colorado’s only World Series team in 2007. Ethan was born on …
Read More »ATLANTA (AP) — The Washington Nationals selected Oklahoma high school shortstop Eli Willits on Sunday night with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft in a selection seen by some as a surprise. The 17-year-old Willits is the youngest player taken No. 1 overall since Ken Griffey Jr. with Seattle in 1987. He’s the son of ex-big …
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ATLANTA — The name was a surprise, but the pick should not have been. The bromide about teams picking the best available player rather than drafting for need does not apply to the Angels, at least not in the Perry Minasian era. The Angels’ front office must try to win now, with an ownership that does not believe in rebuilding, and without …
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Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Pearson and the Sox put to rest any notions of their reluctance to select pitchers on Sunday night. The team used its first-round pick to nab 20-year-old Oklahoma righthander Kyson Witherspoon, viewed by some as the top college righthander in this year’s class. …
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