Stunners at the top, shortstops galore and more takeaways from Draft Day 1
ATLANTA -- The first three rounds of the 2025 MLB Draft were held Sunday night at the Coca Cola Roxy next to Truist Park, and attendees and viewers can be forgiven if many of the names of an especially high-school-heavy Draft prospect pool were foreign to them. But keep in
Draft Day 1: Pick-by-pick rundown, analysis
ATLANTA -- Day 1 of the 2025 Draft is in the books, as clubs made the first 105 selections on Sunday night, covering Rounds 1, 2 and 3, Competitive Balance Rounds A and B, plus two compensation picks. It was an unforgettable night for every player selected, but a few
Nationals make 17-year-old Eli Willits No. 1 overall pick
ATLANTA – The Nationals had the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft for the first time in 15 years, and with the coveted selection, they chose the youngest prospect in the class. The Nats picked shortstop Eli Willits from Fort Cobb-Broxton High School (Okla.). At 17 years
Angels make surprise pick, take RHP Tyler Bremner 2nd overall
ANAHEIM -- Right-hander Tyler Bremner pitched with plenty of emotion this season during his junior year at UC Santa Barbara, as his mother Jennifer’s health worsened after a five-year battle with breast cancer before she ultimately passed away on June 11.
Rockies take Ethan Holliday, son of franchise great, at No. 4 overall
DENVER – Ethan Holliday was almost 8 months old when his father, Matt Holliday, and his big brother, Jackson – then 4 years old but aware – were on the infield at Coors Field celebrating the Rockies’ qualification for the 2007 World Series. The family ties between the Hollidays and
Everything to know about the 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby
MLB's biggest fireworks show of the summer takes place a little more than a week after July 4. The 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby is tonight. Eight of the best sluggers in baseball will be swinging for the fences inside Truist Park in Atlanta.
With 4 1st-rounders, including top pick Willits, Draft another success for MLB Develops
ATLANTA -- Another year, another successful draft for MLB Develops. Four alumni from the program -- all shortstops -- were selected in the first round of Sunday’s MLB Draft, including shortstop Eli Willits, who went first overall to the Nationals.
Draft Day 2: Overview, schedule, best available
Day 1 of the 2025 Draft lasted a little longer than usual, going from Oklahoma prep shortstop Eli Willits at No. 1 to the Nationals to Nate Snead at No. 105 to the Angels as a compensation selection. Day 2 is going to be even busier. Rounds 4-20 arrive Monday
Mariners' pick of LSU lefty Kade Anderson at No. 3 their 'best-case scenario'
ATLANTA -- When the Mariners were the sport’s biggest winners in last offseason’s MLB Draft lottery, they knew they’d have the chance at selecting one of the very best prospects in the 2025 class with the No. 3 overall pick. But they came away with an even bigger coup than
Corona (Calif.) becomes 1st high school with 3 players picked in top 50 of same Draft
Corona High School -- located in Riverside County in Southern California -- made MLB Draft history on Sunday. In the 2025 MLB Draft, Corona’s RHP Seth Hernandez was selected sixth overall by the Pirates, while infielder Billy Carlson was the No. 10 pick by the White Sox. In the process,
Cards select fiery strikeout artist Liam Doyle with No. 5 pick
ST. LOUIS – In desperate need of more swing-and-miss stuff among their starting pitching staff, the Cardinals jumped at the opportunity to select college baseball’s top strikeout artist in 2025. Hard-throwing left-handed pitcher Liam Doyle, the SEC Pitcher of the Year who led all qualified NCAA Division I pitchers in
Rafaela, Bello help Red Sox cap first half with 10th straight victory
BOSTON -- In the midst of a certifiable heater, the Red Sox now must break for a few days before re-convening at Wrigley Field on Friday for a matchup with the Cubs. But there’s no reason to think the vibes of a winning streak that reached 10 games with a
Facing team that traded him away, Stowers blasts 3 HRs: 'Felt really good'
BALTIMORE -- During Friday’s homecoming, Kyle Stowers held court in the visitors’ dugout reminiscing about his favorite moment as an Orioles rookie at Camden Yards. The Marlins' left fielder went back to Aug. 25, 2022, when he crushed an 0-2 pitch from White Sox veteran closer Liam Hendriks over the
Francona becomes 13th manager to join elite 2,000-win club
CINCINNATI -- Reds manager Terry Francona wasn't consumed by reaching a milestone heading into Sunday's first-half finale vs. the Rockies before going into the All-Star break. It hadn't crossed Francona's mind that the next win was No. 2,000 for his career as a manager. “Not even a little bit," Francona
The 8 (or 9) swings you'll see in the 2025 Home Run Derby
We know who the eight participants in the 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby will be. But what do we know about their swings? Given the latest updates to technology, we now know more about those swings than ever before. (We also know that contrary to popular opinion, the Derby doesn’t
Twin brothers -- drafted in Rounds 1 & 2 -- prepared for paths to finally diverge
This story originally ran previously, before Kyson Witherspoon was drafted with the No. 15 pick by the Red Sox and Malachi Witherspoon was drafted with the No. 62 pick by the Tigers.
No. 6 pick Hernandez hopes to become next stud in Bucs' rotation
The question wasn’t if Seth Hernandez was going to be drafted, but when and where the right-hander would land. Billed as one of the best high school pitching prospects in the MLB Draft’s history, that 39-minute wait from the start of the Draft until it was announced that the Pirates
Miami thrilled with 'one of a kind' SS Arquette, taken with No. 7 pick
Growing up, Aiva Arquette would hear stories about his great-grandfather. William "Bill" Azevedo was a Minor Leaguer for the San Francisco Seals but passed away when Arquette was younger, so his grandmother would share memories. After the Marlins selected Arquette with the seventh overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft
Blue Jays draft prep shortstop JoJo Parker at No. 8 overall
TORONTO -- The Blue Jays’ ascendant farm system just added another top-end talent with shortstop JoJo Parker, their top pick at No. 8 overall in the 2025 MLB Draft.
Reds see massive growth ahead for 17-year-old Draft pick Hall
CINCINNATI – Alabama high school shortstop Steele Hall is still only 17 years old and one of the youngest players in the 2025 MLB Draft class. But that didn't deter the Reds from being high enough on Hall to select him with the No. 9 overall pick on Sunday night.
Defense? 'Thump'? Sox No. 10 pick Carlson brings it all to the table
CHICAGO -- If there was an official Major League Baseball scouting grade for personality, then shortstop Billy Carlson, the White Sox No. 10 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, would rate an 80. And this judgement is based solely on an 11-minute Zoom with the 18-year-old following Sunday night’s
Hernandez, Carlson become first HS teammates to go top 10 in Draft
Corona (Calf.) High School made Draft history on Sunday. With Corona's RHP Seth Hernandez going No. 6 to the Pirates and infielder Billy Carlson being picked 10th overall by the White Sox, they became the first pair of HS teammates ever chosen in the top 10. Corona had a third
A's get 'a dog' of a competitor with 11th overall Draft pick Arnold
WEST SACRAMENTO – The Athletics entered the 2025 MLB Draft excited about what type of talent could potentially fall to them in the first round from a class that appeared to be less clear-cut at the top than years past, and they may have come away with a steal in