The 2025 MLB Rule 5 Draft will take place Wednesday, with players who were drafted age 19 or older and have been in pro ball for four seasons or more, and are not on a pro roster, are eligible to be picked by a new team.

USA Baseball and Major League Baseball (MLB) announced Tuesday during the 2025 MLB Draft Lottery that MLB Network will become the new home for the presentation of the Golden Spikes Award, beginning in 2026 with the 48th winner.

The Minnesota Twins were hoping to garner the No. 1 overall pick for a third time this century. Ahead of the 2026 MLB Draft Lottery on Tuesday in Orlando, Florida at the Winter Meetings, Minnesota was given the second-best odds to get the first pick at 22.18 percent.

The Boston Red Sox have spent the early portion of the 2025 MLB offseason adding to a rotation headed by AL Cy Young runner-up Garrett Crochet.