NASHVILLE — The Cleveland Guardians will pick first in the 2024 MLB amateur draft next summer after winning the second-ever draft lottery on Tuesday at baseball's winter meetings.
The Guardians had just a 2% chance of earning the No.1 pick and beat out eight other teams with better odds, including the Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals and Colorado Rockies — all of whom had odds of 18.3%.
The Cincinnati Reds will draft second, the Rockies third, the A's fourth and the Chicago White Sox fifth. The Royals fell all the way to sixth.
The Guardians will pick first for the first time in franchise history after finishing the 2023 season with a 76-86 record, ninth worst in the league.
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