The Chicago White Sox won Major League Baseball's 2026 draft lottery on Dec. 9 at the winter meetings and will have the No. 1 overall pick for the first time since 1977, and just the club's third in franchise history.

MLB's fourth amateur Draft Lottery will take place Tuesday night at the Winter Meetings in Orlando. MLB and the MLB Players Association agreed to the lottery as part of the current collective bargaining agreement in an effort to curb tanking and anti-competitive behavior in general. The top six picks are now awarded through the lottery.

The Pittsburgh Pirates landed the No. 5 pick during Tuesday's 2026 MLB Draft Lottery. The Pirates came into the lottery with the third-best odds at getting the No. 1 pick at 16.81%, but landed in the fifth spot. They went from the third slot to the No. 5 pick. Pittsburgh finished last season 71-91, the fifth-worst record in the league.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Chicago White Sox won Major League Baseball’s amateur draft lottery Tuesday and will have the top selection for the first time since taking Harold Baines in 1977.

The 2026 MLB draft order will be decided on Tuesday afternoon at the winter meetings with the fourth annual draft lottery.

A former Macomb County assistant prosecutor, Shkreli served as director of juvenile justice reform at the Michigan DHHS before leading the lottery.

HOWELL - Check your lottery tickets! You might be a millionaire. The winning ticket in the New Jersey Lottery's Cash 4 Life game was sold at County Farm, at 3335 Adelphia Road, in Howell, the lottery announced on Dec. 6.

The Friday, Dec. 5 Mega Millions jackpot is $50 million and Saturday’s Classic Lotto jackpot is $11.4 million. Thursday’s winning Ohio Lottery numbers are: Pick 3 winners receive $500 for a $1 straight bet and the odds of winning are 1-in-1,000. Pick 4 winners receive $5,000 for a $1 straight bet and the odds of winning are 1-in-10,000.