Major League Baseball's amateur draft began its two-day, 20-plus-round sprint on Sunday night, when the Washington Nationals selected Oklahoma prep shortstop Eli Willits with the No. 1 pick. Willits,

The 2025 MLB Draft is officially underway. The first three rounds of the draft took place on Sunday night, where the Washington Nationals kicked things off at No. 1 with the selection of Oklahoma high school shortstop Eli Willits. The surprises continued from there in a draft headlined by uncertainty about how the picks would fall.

UAB catcher Nick Hollifield was selected by the Washington Nationals in the 14th round of the MLB Draft on Monday with the 411th overall pick.