How the MLB Draft Lottery works
Pittsburgh Pirates won the first overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft Lottery. The Pirates, Nationals and A's shared the best chance at drawing the top selection. The results were determined two hours earlier in an alternate location attended by Major League Baseball officials, an independent auditor and a pool reporter.
Pittsburgh Pirates won the first overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft Lottery on Tuesday. Pittsburgh, Washington, Nationals and Oakland shared the best chance at drawing the top selection. The results were determined two hours earlier in an alternate location attended by Major League Baseball officials, an independent auditor and a pool reporter. The first number appeared -- 11. A double-digit ball kept the hopes of the longshot teams alive. Boston Red Sox had the fifth fewest combinations. They had just eight combinations out of 1,001. Milwaukee had two. MLB senior vice president, amateur & medical, John D’Angelo ran the show from the front of a room.
