December 9, 2007. That's the day the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft was born. Eli Willits, a middle infielder from Fort Cobb-Broxton and son of longtime Major Leaguer Reggie Willits, was ...

The Washington Nationals shocked a lot of people when they took Eli Willits No. 1 in the 2025 draft. Ethan Holliday was the ...

Following the acquisition of Ford, MLB Pipeline updated the Nationals' farm system rankings. And perhaps it should come as no ...

Many people looked at the Washington Nationals with a side eye when they took Eli Willits No. 1 overall in the 2025 MLB draft. Not viewed as a consensus top prospect in the cycle unlike prep star ...

July 14 - ATLANTA -- Fresh off an organizational switch-up, the Washington Nationals made a surprise selection with the first pick of the MLB Draft on Sunday, selecting 17-year-old shortstop Eli ...

Day two of the 2025 MLB Draft is complete, as hundreds of prospects were selected across rounds 4-20. Rounds 1-3 of the Draft were completed Sunday night in Atlanta with the Washington Nationals ...

With the third first overall pick in franchise history, the Washington Nationals selected Eli Willits, a high school shortstop from Oklahoma. For Willits, there are big shoes to fill following Stephen ...

At just 17 years old, Eli Willits has shown elite contact skills since becoming a pro. While he is not impacting the ball much, he is spraying it all over the yard and making a ton of contact. He is ...

Eli Willits made his professional baseball debut Thursday night for Single-A Fredericksburg, and what a debut it was. The former Ft. Cobb- Broxton standout went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, a walk and a ...

Nationals shortstop Eli Willits made quite the first impression with Low-A Fredericksburg Thursday night, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs in his full-season debut, a 10-6 win over Astros affiliate ...