The 2025 MLB Draft will be 20 rounds held over two days, down from the three days it has typically occupied. Day 1 on July 13 (5 p.m. CT, ESPN and MLB Network) consists of the first three rounds, while rounds 4-20 will take place July 14 (10:30 a.m. CT, MLB.com).

The Washington Nationals have the first pick and notably fired club president Mike Rizzo just a week before the draft. The Angels follow with the Mariners picking third. The Yankees, Dodgers and Mets don't have a first-round pick this year due to exceeding their CBT threshold in 2024.

It's Jeff Kent's son! The 2000 NL MVP, five-time All-Star and perennial Silver Slugger was a household name during his 17 seasons in Major League Baseball. After playing college ball at Texas A&M, Kaeden will try to follow in his father's footsteps as best as he can.

Kade Anderson has emerged as the favorite to be selected No. 1 overall by the Washington Nationals in the 2025 MLB draft, but there is a possibility that high-school shortstop Eli Willits could sneak into that spot.

Boasting their highest pick since 1995, the Angels are eyeing top prep talent from Corona High — pitcher Seth Hernandez and shortstop Billy Carlson — alongside elite college arms.

That's where the White Sox, fresh off setting the modern-era loss record (41-121), come in. Because Chicago pays into revenue sharing and had a Lottery pick in 2024, taking pitcher Hagen Smith at No. 5, it was ineligible to receive one in 2025.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/vanderbilt as Tommy O'Rourke Leaves Cape Cod League as MLB Draft Looms; The Anchor. With less than a week until the MLB Draft and his decision up in the air, Vanderbilt reliever Tommy O’Rourke has left the Cape Cod League and will now focus on his next step.

Any year he’s asked, Rangers senior scouting director Kip Fagg will happily explain that the club doesn’t ever prioritize a specific need or a profile when finalizing draft plans, particularly in relation to the first round.