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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Willits. A week ...