Washington Nationals Defy the Odds to Win 2025 MLB Draft Lottery

The Nationals will select first in next year’s MLB Draft, after previously taking the top overall pick in 2009 and 2010.
Washington Nationals Defy the Odds to Win 2025 MLB Draft Lottery
Emcee, Baltimore Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser, holds up the the Washington Nationals logo after the organization won the overall number one pick in the draft lottery at the Major League Baseball winter meetings in Dallas on Dec. 10, 2024. Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo
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Since winning the 2019 World Series, not much has gone right for the Washington Nationals franchise. They’ve had a losing record in every season since and just completed their fourth straight 90-plus loss season in 2024.

That’s a lot of losses, and those only tell part of the story, as Washington has also lost two generational talents over the last few years in Bryce Harper and Juan Soto.

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