MLB draft lottery 2024 time, odds and TV channel: Everything you need to know
The second annual MLB draft lottery takes place Tuesday at the MLB Winter Meetings. The lottery is held to decide the top picks in the upcoming 2024 MLB draft next July.
The lottery is in its second year of existence, with the Pittsburgh Pirates winning the 2022 lottery. (The Pirates later used the pick on LSU pitcher Paul Skenes.) The introduction of a lottery system, which the NBA and NHL both use, was added to the new Collective Bargaining Agreement in 2022.
The Detroit Tigers, after going 78-84 last season, have a 1.8% chance of winning the No. 1 pick Tuesday, entering the day 10th in the order. They moved up three spots to the third overall pick in last year's lottery and last summer selected high school outfielder Max Clark. The Tigers on Monday night announced a contract extension for manager A.J. Hinch.
The lottery has 17 of the 18 non-playoff teams eligible, with the league's three-worst teams sharing identical odds (18.3%) at capturing the top pick: Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals and Colorado Rockies.
Here is more info on the MLB draft lottery:
When is the MLB draft lottery 2024?
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 5.
Where: Nashville, Tennessee.
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET. (held behind closed doors).
What time and TV channel is the MLB draft lottery 2024?
TV channel: MLB Network.
Streaming: Simulcast on mlb.com.
Time: 5:30 p.m. ET.
How does the MLB draft lottery work?
The lottery determines the top 6 selections, then teams will go in reverse order of standings for picks 7-18. The draft order for postseason teams is determined by when elimination round and revenue-sharing status.
The lottery results won't affect picks 1-18 in subsequent rounds, reverting back to reverse order of winning percentage beginning with Round 2.
Who are the top MLB draft 2024 prospects?
There may not be a consensus top pick as of December, but the spring season has yet to play out of course.
Potential top picks include:
JJ Wetherholt, West Virginia infielder
Nick Kurtz, Wake Forest first baseman
Travis Bazzana, Oregon State second baseman
Chase Burns, Wake Forest right-handed pitcher
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: MLB draft lottery 2024: How to watch order of picks get decided
