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Nationals take high school shortstop Eli Willits, son of ex-MLBer Reggie, with No. 1 pick in draft
The Colorado Rockies picked shortstop Ethan Holliday at No. 4, landing the son of longtime Rockies star Matt Holliday. Ethan, from Stillwater, Oklahoma, was a candidate to go first overall, just like brother Jackson Holliday with did with Baltimore in 2022. They would have been the first brothers to be drafted with the first overall pick.
Eli Willits selected No. 1 in 2025 MLB Draft: Why Nationals went with high school shortstop with first pick
The Washington Nationals have selected Oklahoma prep shortstop Eli Willits with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball's amateur draft. Willits, whose father Reggie played in the majors and now coaches at Oklahoma,
Nationals make 17-year-old Eli Willits No. 1 overall pick
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.
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Willits is the rare player to be selected first overall by an interim general manager. The Nationals fired GM Mike Rizzo, as ...
Los Nacionales de Washington seleccionaron al campocorto de la escuela secundaria de Oklahoma, Eli Willits, el domingo por la ...
Eli Willits and Ethan Holliday carry Oklahoma’s hopes into the 2025 MLB Draft, which begins Sunday at 5 p.m. CT on ESPN and MLB Network.
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