The Chicago White Sox received the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 Major League Baseball draft as a result of Tuesday's draft lottery held at the winter meetings in Orlando, Fla.

It was hardly an upset, as the White Sox entered with the highest chance of getting the pick at 27.7% due to their AL-worst .370 winning percentage in 2025. The Colorado Rockies were the only team to finish with a worse record, but because they received a lottery pick in the 2024 and 2025 drafts, they were ineligible for another lottery pick.

The lottery determined Nos. 1-6 in the draft order. The Tampa Bay Rays, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Royals rounded out the top six picks.

Those were particularly good results for the Rays, who had the 10th-worst record in baseba

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