Willits, 17, is the son of former Angels outfielder Reggie and is the youngest No. 1 pick since Ken Griffey Jr. in 1987.

The 17-year-old shortstop from Oklahoma leapfrogged higher-ranked prospects to become the Nationals’ top choice in a bold ...

Eli Willits, son of former major league outfielder Reggie Willits, was picked first by the Nationals in Sunday's Major League ...

-A candidate to go inside the top 10 picks, Trey Yesavage ended up slipping to the Blue Jays at No. 20 overall in the 2024 ...

Willits is the third No. 1 pick in Nationals franchise history. Washington chose atop the draft in both 2009 and 2010, ...

Seventeen-year-old Eli Willits from Fort Cobb, Oklahoma, made history as the youngest-ever No. 1 overall MLB Draft pick, selected by the Washington Nationals and grounded in his faith, family, and ...

The 17-year-old shortstop Eli Willits is the youngest player taken No. 1 overall in the MLB draft since Ken Griffey Jr. with ...

The Washington Nationals selected Fort Cobb-Broxton star infielder Eli Willits with the first overall pick during the MLB ...

A year after reclassifying to skip his junior year at Fort Cobb-Broxton, Eli Willits could be the No. 1 overall MLB Draft ...

The Washington Nationals surprised the baseball world when they made Eli Willits the youngest number one overall pick ever ...

Eli Willits etched his name in history books. The youngster was drafted as the No.1 overall pick of The post Nationals’ Eli ...

The Nationals took high school shortstop Eli Willits with the No. 1 pick in the MLB draft, while Tyler Bremner went No. 2 to ...