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With the first overall pick of the 2025 MLB Draft, the Washington Nationals selected shortstop Eli Willits. Willits 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. …

The Nationals selected Eli Willits, a shortstop out of Fort Cobb-Broxton (Okla.) high school, with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft on Sunday. At 17 years and 7 months old, Willits, the No. 5 Draft prospect per MLB Pipeline, is the youngest true prospect in the 2025 class after reclassifying from the class of ‘26. A …

Cleveland Browns rookie Quinshon Judkins was arrested in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Saturday on suspicion of domestic battery. Fort Lauderdale Police confirmed in a statement that officers were called to an address on Saturday for a “delayed battery.” The address provided by police appeared to be an area with commercial businesses near the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. A department spokesperson …

The Nationals will exercise the first pick in the 2025 Draft in Atlanta tonight shortly after 6 p.m. ET, and they’ll probably use almost all of that time before making a decision. It likely will come down to one of three players: Louisiana State left-hander Kade Anderson or Oklahoma high school shortstops Ethan Holliday and Eli Willits. Sources from multiple …

CHICAGO – The Lynx waived forward Alissa Pili on Saturday, just ahead of the WNBA’s July 13 cutdown deadline — the date when nonguaranteed contracts become fully guaranteed for the season. Pili, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2024 draft out of Utah, signed a three-year deal with the Lynx in April that year. In 15 games this season, …

This is my “final” draft mock for 2025, with the scare quotes there because I’ll update this over the next 24 hours if I hear anything relevant to any of these picks. The true first round is 27 picks, but in this mock I go down through pick 30 as I’ve heard a few more rumors on the teams drafting …

As the anticipation builds for the MLB Draft this weekend, all eyes are on the talented high school players poised to make their mark in professional baseball. This year’s draft class features a crop of exceptional young athletes with the potential to become future stars in Major League Baseball. From standout pitchers to versatile position players, these high school prospects …