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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Nationals pick Eli Willits with the No. 1 selection of the 2025 MLB Draft
The Washington Nationals on Sunday selected switch-hitting shortstop Eli Willits from Fort Cobb-Broxton High in Oklahoma with the first pick of the MLB Draft. Willits, 17, is the son of former Angels outfielder Reggie Willits. Eli Willits reclassified to the 2025 class and is the youngest in the group. He is the youngest No. 1 pick in MLB draft history. …
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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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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 …
Read More »Nationals Select Eli Willits With First Pick Of 2025 Amateur Draft
The Nationals have taken high school shortstop Eli Willits as the first overall selection of the 2025 draft. The 17-year-old Willits (a product of Fort Cobb-Broxton High School in Oklahoma) is the youngest first overall pick in draft history. Washington had the first pick for the third time in franchise history, and Willits will have a tough act to follow …
Read More »MLB Draft 2025: Nationals select SS Eli Willits first overall, 1 week after firing GM Mike Rizzo
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. …
Read More »Eli Willits drafted No. 1 by Nationals in 2025 MLB Draft
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 …
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