White Sox are big winners in MLB's draft lottery

UC Irvine v UCLA | Ric Tapia/GettyImagesMajor league baseball hosted its 2026 draft lottery on Tuesday and it was arguably the most important day of the offseason for the Chicago White Sox. Despite the worst record in baseball in 2024, the White Sox couldn’t pick higher than 10th overall in the 2025 draft, and the team took California high school shortstop Billy Carlson in that slot. The White Sox were given a break this year, as the MLB-worst Colorado Rockies were ineligible for the lottery due to the same rules, giving the White Sox the highest odds to land the top pick.

Well, the lottery has passed, and the pick is in. The White Sox will select first in the 2026 MLB draft. It’s a major…