Going into Tuesday night's 2025 MLB draft lottery, Colorado was tied with the Miami Marlins for the best odds to land the No. 1 overall pick, at 22.5% for the top selection. The Rockies, however, were assigned the No. 4 overall pick and will select after the Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Angels and Seattle Mariners.

MLB and the MLB Players Association agreed to the lottery as part of the current collective bargaining agreement in an effort to curb tanking. The lottery awards the top six picks. The 2025 draft is scheduled for July 13-15 in Atlanta during the All-Star break.

The Washington Nationals will have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 Major League Baseball draft after winning the draft lottery on Tuesday night.

The Washington Nationals will have the No. 1 overall pick in the amateur draft next summer, followed by the Los Angeles Angels, Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies and St. Louis Cardinals to round out the top five.

The Washington Nationals will have the No. 1 overall pick in the amateur draft next summer after winning the lottery in a drawing of ping-pong balls at the winter meetings Tuesday. Unlike last year, when the Nationals were ineligible after initially coming out with the top spot,

How does MLB Draft Lottery work? Colorado and Miami each have a 22.45% chance to end up with the top selection, with the Los Angeles Angels (17.96%) and Washington Nationals (10.2%) the only other clubs with odds better than 10%.

The Washington Nationals have a history of bolstering the backbone of their contending teams via the very top of the MLB draft. First came Stephen Strasburg in 2009, then Bryce Harper in 2010. When July arrives,

In 2010, which was the last time the Washington Nationals had the No. 1 overall draft pick, they took Bryce Harper. In 2025, the Nationals are now heading toward the top pick again after winning baseball’s Draft Lottery on Tuesday.

With Washington notching the No. 1 overall pick for next summer, let's see how the start of the first round could go down.