United States amateur players

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United States amateur players are domestic, non-professional baseball players—typically in high school or college—who are eligible to enter Major League Baseball through the amateur draft rather than international free agency.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
United States amateur players canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball players
group of people
ageRange teenagers
young adults
cannotSignDirectlyAs international free agents
citizenshipOrResidencyBasis subject to domestic draft rules
commonAffiliation college baseball programs
high school baseball programs
competesIn United States amateur baseball competitions
countryOfEligibility United States of America
surface form: United States
developmentPath high school baseball to college baseball to MLB draft
distinguishedFrom international amateur free agents
eligibilityPathToMLB MLB Draft
surface form: Major League Baseball draft
employmentStatus non-professional
entryMechanismToMLBOrganizations Rule 4 Draft
governedBy Major League Baseball draft rules
maySignWith Major League Baseball organizations after being drafted
notEligiblePathToMLB international free agency
playsSport baseball
primaryGeographicScope United States domestic system
primaryLeagueDestination Major League Baseball
professionalStatus amateur
regulatoryContext NCAA amateurism rules for college players
residencyRequirement reside in the United States or its territories
scoutedBy Major League Baseball scouts
typicalCompensationBeforeDraft no salary
typicalLevel college
high school

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

MLB international signing system excludes United States amateur players