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Pirates win draft lottery, will have No. 1 pick in 2023

Major League Baseball held its first draft lottery Tuesday night, and the Pirates hit the jackpot.

The Bucs won the lottery and will have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft.

The teams with the three-worst records in 2022 -- Nationals, A's, Pirates -- each had a 16.5% chance at the No. 1 pick. The Pirates could have wound up picking anywhere from first to ninth overall, and they wound up winning the lottery and top pick.

Here's a look at the draft order from the lottery:

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This will be the sixth time the Pirates will have the No.