Pirates get No. 6 pick in 2025 MLB Draft lottery, marking their 6th consecutive year in top 10
The Pittsburgh Pirates moved into the top six of the 2025 MLB Draft lottery, getting the No. 6 overall pick Tuesday night during baseball’s winter meetings in Dallas.
The Pirates, who had retired catcher Jason Kendall representing them on the dais for the draft lottery special on MLB Network, had the sixth-best chance to win the draft lottery with 5.31% odds.
It marks the sixth consecutive season the Pirates will be drafting in the top 10, including a pair of No. 1 overall selections in catcher Henry Davis (2021) and right-handed pitcher Paul Skenes in (2023).
The Pirates also took New Mexico State shortstop Nick Gonzales (seventh in 2020) and prep shortstops Termarr Johnson (fourth in 2022) and Konnor Griffin (ninth in 2024) with their other top-10 selections under general manager Ben Cherington.
The Washington Nationals won the lottery for the first pick, followed by the Los Angeles Angels, Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies and St. Louis Cardinals. The Nationals have had the No. 1 overall pick twice, drafting Stephen Strasburg in 2009 and Bryce Harper in 2010.
Kevin Gorman is a TribLive reporter covering the Pirates. A Baldwin native and Penn State graduate, he joined the Trib in 1999 and has covered high school sports, Pitt football and basketball and was a sports columnist for 10 years. He can be reached at kgorman@triblive.com.
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