After finishing with more than 100 losses for the third straight season, the Chicago White Sox hit paydirt on Tuesday by landing the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming 2026 MLB Draft.

The Red Sox will receive the No. 20 pick.

The White Sox had the best odds to land the top pick at 27.73%. They will be followed by the Tampa Bay Rays, who will pick No. 2 despite having just 3.03% odds in the lottery.

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The Minnesota Twins will pick third, the San Francisco Giants fourth, the Pittsburgh Pirates fifth and Kansas City Royals sixth to round out the lottery selections. The Giants and Royals each had barely a 1% chance to move up entering the day.

The Colorado Rockies, who had the worst record in MLB at 43-119, were ineligible for the lottery because they received lottery picks

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