The 2025 MLB Draft will begin on July 13, 2025, in Atlanta as part of MLB’s All-Star Week festivities, and in preparation for the event, MLB will be holding its third lottery, the first that the Rays will have participated in.
The Draft Lottery, in its third year, will take place on Tuesday, December 10th at 5:30 p.m. (ET)/4:30 p.m. (CT) during the Baseball Winter Meetings in Dallas and will be carried live on MLB Network and streamed on MLB.com. The Lottery will determine the order in which Clubs will make the top six selections of the 2025 MLB Draft.