The Washington Nationals selected Oklahoma high school shortstop Eli Willits on Sunday night with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft in a selection seen by some as a surprise.

BALTIMORE, MD - CIRCA 1969: Reggie Jackson #9 of the Oakland Athletics bats against the Baltimore Orioles during an Major League Baseball game circa 1969 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.

Reggie Jackson encountered horrendous racism in his MLB career, and he opened up on Thursday night about how he never would wish what he experienced on anyone. ... Orioles, Yankees and Angels. 4.

Reggie Jackson has often expressed his feelings about playing in the Deep South in 1967 while in the minor ... “The game doesn’t stop for you,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde told reporters.

Jackson, 78, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993 after hitting 563 home runs in a 21-year career with the Oakland A's, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and California Angels.

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Reggie Jackson encountered horrendous racism in his MLB career, and he opened up on Thursday night about how he never would wish what he experienced on anyone. ... Orioles, Yankees and Angels.

The Washington Nationals made a surprise pick by taking the 17-year-old Willits No. 1 overall. He is the youngest player ever taken as the first pick.