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Who was selected first overall in the 2025 MLB draft?

Who was selected first overall in the 2025 MLB draft?

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By: Brendan O'Sullivan

The Nationals are on the clock with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. After selecting Dylan Crews with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 draft, they can add another major piece to their rebuild.

Washington selected Eli Willits with the No. 1 overall pick. The shortstop is a 17-year-old out of Fort Cobb-Broxton High School in Oklahoma. Willits did not have odds to land first overall, but was instead group in “Any Other Player” at +1500.

Kade Anderson was the favorite to land No. 1 overall with -220 pre-draft odds on DraftKings Sportsbook.

Here were the full pre-draft odds for the top pick:

MLB Draft Round 1 picks

  1. Washington Nationals: Eli Willits, SS, Fort Cobb-Broxton HS (OK)
  2. Los Angeles Angels: Tyler Bremner, RHP, UC Santa Barbara
  3. Seattle Mariners: Kade Anderson, LHP, LSU
  4. Colorado Rockies: Ethan Holliday, 3B/SS, Stillwater HS (OK)
  5. St. Louis Cardinals: Liam Doyle, LHP, Tennessee
  6. Pittsburgh Pirates: Seth Hernandez, RHP, Corona HS (CA)
  7. Miami Marlins: Aiva Arquette, SS, Oregon State
  8. Toronto Blue Jays: JoJo Parker, SS, Purvis HS (MS)
  9. Cincinnati Reds: Steele Hall, SS, Hewitt-Trussville HS (AL)
  10. Chicago White Sox: Billy Carlson, SS, Corona HS (CA)
  11. Athletics: Jamie Arnold, LHP, Florida State
  12. Texas Rangers: Gavin Fien, SS, Great Oak HS (CA)
  13. San Francisco Giants: Gavin Kilen, SS, Tennessee
  14. Tampa Bay Rays: Daniel Pierce, SS, Mill Creek (GA)
  15. Boston Red Sox: Kyson Witherspoon, RHP, Oklahoma
  16. Minnesota Twins: Marek Houston, SS, Wake Forest
  17. Chicago Cubs: Ethan Conrad, OF, Wake Forest
  18. Arizona Diamondbacks: Kayson Cunningham, SS, Johnson HS (TX)
  19. Baltimore Orioles: Ike Irish, C, Auburn
  20. Milwaukee Brewers: Andrew Fischer, 3B, Tennessee
  21. Houston Astros: Xavier Neyens, SS, Mount Vernon HS (WA)
  22. Atlanta Braves: Tate Southisene, SS, Basic Academy (NV)
  23. Kansas City Royals: Sean Gamble, OF, IMG Academy (FL)
  24. Detroit Tigers: Jordan Yost, SS, Sickles HS (FL)
  25. San Diego Padres: Kruz Schoolcraft, LHP, Sunset HS (OR)
  26. Philadelphia Phillies: Gage Wood, RHP, Arkansas
  27. Cleveland Guardians: Jace LaViolette, OF, Texas A&M
  28. Kansas City Royals: Josh. Hammond, SS, Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC)
  29. Arizona Diamondbacks: Patrick Forbes, RHP, Louisville
  30. Baltimore Orioles: Caden Bodine, C, Coastal Carolina
  31. Baltimore Orioles: Wehiwa Aloy, SS, Arkansas
  32. Milwaukee Brewers: Brady Ebel, SS, Corona HS (CA)
  33. Boston Red Sox: Marcus Phillips, RHP, Tennessee
  34. Detroit Tigers: Michael Oliveto, C, Hauppauge HS (NY)
  35. Seattle Mariners: Luke Stevenson, C, North Carolina
  36. Minnesota Twins: Riley Quick, RHP, Alabama
  37. Baltimore Orioles: Slater de Brun, OF, Summit HS (OR)
  38. New York Mets: Mitch Voit, TWP, Michigan
  39. New York Yankees, Dax Kilby, SS, Newnan HS (GA)
  40. Los Angeles Dodgers: Zach Root, LHP, Arkansas
  41. Los Angeles Dodgers: Charles Davalan, OF, Arkansas
  42. Tampa Bay Rays: Brendan Summerhill, OF, Arizona
  43. Miami Marlins: Cam Cannarella, OF, Clemson

Brendan O'Sullivan
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