The 2026 MLB Draft Lottery results are officially in. And with them, the full 2026 MLB Draft order has been set!
This time, the ping pong balls favored the Chicago White Sox, who landed the top overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft. That, a year after being ineligible to enter the lottery due to too much losing. Sometimes it pays to be terrible. And then it doesn’t pay. And then it pays again.
The MLB Draft is not quite like the NFL and NBA, but it’s still much better to have the top pick than not – not only do you get your pick of the best of the best, you also get a much larger draft bonus pool to work with. It helps the entire enterprise. Congrats to the White Sox or whatever.
As for the Cubs, they were ineligible for the lottery (playoff team), but their spot could have been impacted if the New York Mets had jumped into the lottery. Thankfully, they did not, so the Cubs will be picking 23rd in the first round, as expected.
2026 MLB Draft Lottery Results
As a reminder, postseason teams are not entered into the lottery. And only 15 of the 18 non-playoff teams were eligible this season (the Rockies, Nationals, and Angels were all excluded because of various rules about receiving lottery picks in consecutive seasons).
Without further delay … Here are the results of the 2026 MLB Draft Lottery, including each team’s original odds for the top overall pick, as well as where they ranked in the lottery odds, as a whole. As you’ll see, there was quite a bit of movement this time around.
White Sox (1, 27.7%) Rays (7, 3.03%) Twins (2, 22.2%) Giants (12, 1.0%) Pirates (3, 16.8%) Royals (13, 0.8%) Orioles (4, 9.24%) A’s (5, 6.6%) Braves (6, 4.5%) Rockies (16, 0.0%* Nationals (17, 0.0%)* Angels (18, 0.0%)* Cardinals (8, 2.3%) Marlins (9, 1.8%) D-backs (10, 1.5%) Rangers (11, 1.3%) Astros (15, 0.3%)* Ineligible for lottery pick
2nd), Giants (12th –> 4th), and Royals (13th –> 6th) moved up quite a bit. The biggest loses include the Cardinals (8th –> 13th), Marlins (9th –> 14th), Diamondbacks (10th –> 15th) and Rangers (11th –> 16th).
Dec 10, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; A general view of the set of the MLB Draft Lottery at the Hilton Anatole during the 2024 MLB Winter Meetings. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn ImagesFull 2026 MLB Draft Order
With the rest of the picks already set, here is a look at the full 2026 MLB Draft Order for the first round of the draft:
White Sox Rays Twins Giants Pirates Royals Orioles A’s Braves Rockies Nationals Angels Cardinals Marlins D-backs Rangers Astros Reds Guardians Red Sox Padres Tigers Cubs Mariners BrewersAs a reminder, the Chicago Cubs selected Nico Hoerner with the 24th overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft. So they should totally have no problem grabbing another guy that good this year, right? ?
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