MLB Draft
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The MLB Draft is Major League Baseball’s annual event in which professional teams select eligible amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur clubs to join their organizations.
Observed surface forms (7)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MLB amateur draft | 4 |
| Major League Baseball draft | 4 |
| MLB First-Year Player Draft | 3 |
| First-Year Player Draft | 1 |
| MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase | 1 |
| MLB Rule 4 Draft | 1 |
| Rule 4 Draft | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
player selection event
ⓘ
sports draft ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Commissioner of Baseball
ⓘ
surface form:
MLB Commissioner’s Office
|
| alsoKnownAs |
MLB Draft
ⓘ
surface form:
First-Year Player Draft
MLB Draft ⓘ
surface form:
Rule 4 Draft
|
| broadcastOn |
ESPN
ⓘ
surface form:
ESPN (historical coverage)
MLB Network ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eligibilityIncludes |
players attending U.S. colleges
ⓘ
players attending U.S. high schools ⓘ players residing in Canada ⓘ players residing in the United States ⓘ |
| eligibilityRule |
college players at four-year colleges are eligible after junior year or age 21
ⓘ
high school players must have graduated or be at least 17 years old ⓘ junior college players are eligible at any time ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 1965 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
assignment to minor league affiliates
ⓘ
player signing period ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| givesFirstPickTo | team with worst record in previous season ⓘ |
| governedBy |
MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement
ⓘ
MLB draft rules ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
competitive balance in MLB
ⓘ
player development pipelines ⓘ team farm systems ⓘ |
| includes |
compensatory picks
ⓘ
competitive balance rounds ⓘ multiple rounds ⓘ |
| involves |
MLB teams
ⓘ
amateur baseball players ⓘ amateur clubs ⓘ college players ⓘ high school players ⓘ junior college players ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
slot value system for draft bonuses
ⓘ
teams can receive compensation picks for unsigned players ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| precededBy | amateur scouting ⓘ |
| primaryAudience |
baseball fans
ⓘ
baseball organizations ⓘ |
| purpose |
to allocate amateur talent among MLB clubs
ⓘ
to allow MLB teams to select eligible amateur players ⓘ |
| regulates | signing bonuses through bonus pools ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
MLB Rule 5 Draft
ⓘ
MLB international signing system ⓘ |
| selectionOrderDeterminedBy | previous season standings ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| typicalTiming | June ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rule 4 Draft
this entity surface form:
First-Year Player Draft
this entity surface form:
Major League Baseball draft
this entity surface form:
MLB First-Year Player Draft
subject surface form:
Carlton Fisk
this entity surface form:
MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
this entity surface form:
Major League Baseball draft
this entity surface form:
MLB amateur draft
this entity surface form:
MLB amateur draft
this entity surface form:
Major League Baseball draft
this entity surface form:
MLB First-Year Player Draft
this entity surface form:
Major League Baseball draft
this entity surface form:
MLB First-Year Player Draft
this entity surface form:
MLB amateur draft
this entity surface form:
MLB Rule 4 Draft