The Red Sox had one 1.2% chance of winning the #1 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. But they ended up getting the 15th pick.
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The Nationals won the lottery after entering with a 10.2% chance of the No. 1 pick, the fourth-best odds.
The Angels won the second pick, the Mariners the third, the Rockies the fourth and the Cardinals the fifth. The Mariners will be selected third despite having the 13th best odds.
Boston finished 2024 with the 13th-worst record (81-81) and had the 11th-best chance to win the lottery because two teams (White Sox, Athletics) that finished with the worst records were ineligible to receive a draft pick. lottery
This marks the Red Sox’s fourth top-15 pick in the last five drafts. They selected Marcelo Mayer fourth overall in 2021, Kyle Teel 14th overall in 2023 and Braden Montgomery 12th overall in 2024.