The Chicago White Sox won Major League Baseball's fourth Draft Lottery on Tuesday night, ensuring they'll make the No. 1 pick in next summer's draft. That will represent the third time the South Siders have done the honors, and the first since they selected Harold Baines in 1977.

MLB installed the draft lottery as part of the 2022-27 Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Players Association. The lottery determines only the top six selections and there are restrictions on how often teams can qualify for a lottery pick based on their revenue sharing status. Previous winners include the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Guardians, and Washington Nationals -- those clubs selected right-hander Paul Skenes, infielder Travis Bazzana, and infielder Eli Willits, respectively.

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