MLB Draft Lottery: AL Central Club Awarded Top Spot

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00:00MLB Draft Lottery, AL Central Club, awarded top spot.

00:05For the first time in nearly half a century, fortune has smiled on the south side.

00:10The Chicago White Sox have won the 2026 MLB Draft Lottery, securing the number one overall pick in next year's draft.

00:18The drawing, held on Tuesday, involved all 18 teams that missed the postseason.

00:23But it was Chicago which entered the evening with the best odds that walked away with the prize.

00:30It marks just the third time in franchise history the White Sox will select first overall, and the first time since 1977.

00:38While Chicago's 2025 campaign was nothing short of dismal, this small victory offers a flicker of hope,

00:45the kind of pivotal moment that could shape the next decade of White Sox baseball.

00:49In a sport where rebuilds are painstakingly slow and often fruitless, a top pick can mean everything,

00:56especially when it comes at just the right time.

00:58Meanwhile, the Colorado Rockies, the only team to lose over 115 games this season, found themselves on the outside looking in.

01:07Despite having the worst record in Major League Baseball at 43-119,

01:12MLB's Draft Lottery rules prevented them from picking in the top six for a third consecutive year.

01:18Their fate?

01:20The 10th overall selection.

01:21It's a rule designed to prevent serial tanking, and while it's working as intended, it's likely to stir debate among Rockies fans,

01:29especially after a season that was historically bad by any measure.

01:33As the league looks ahead to the 2026 MLB Draft, which will take place July 11th to 12th in Philadelphia,

01:40the order is set, but the real drama is only beginning.

01:43With a top-heavy class of amateur talent expected, and organizations positioning themselves for long-term relevance,

01:50Chicago's choice at number one could set off ripple effects that last for years.

01:55History says the number one pick is no guarantee of success, but it is an opportunity.

02:01And in a league where opportunities like this don't come often, the White Sox now hold the rarest card in the deck.

02:07History says the number one pick.