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.

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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

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Major League Baseball draft MLB Draft
Golden Spikes Award associatedWith MLB Draft
this entity surface form: Major League Baseball draft
MLB Draft alsoKnownAs MLB Draft
this entity surface form: Rule 4 Draft
MLB Draft alsoKnownAs MLB Draft
this entity surface form: First-Year Player Draft
Alex Cora draftLeague MLB Draft
Stephen Strasburg draftType MLB Draft
this entity surface form: MLB First-Year Player Draft
Jim Rice draftType MLB Draft
this entity surface form: MLB amateur draft
Jim Edmonds draftType MLB Draft
this entity surface form: Major League Baseball draft
Mike Scioscia draftType MLB Draft
this entity surface form: MLB amateur draft
Florida Complex League playerSource MLB Draft
this entity surface form: MLB First-Year Player Draft
MLB international signing system relatedTo MLB Draft
this entity surface form: MLB Rule 4 Draft
MLB Rule 5 Draft relatedTo MLB Draft
this entity surface form: MLB amateur draft
Pudge draftType MLB Draft
subject surface form: Carlton Fisk
this entity surface form: MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
J.D. Martinez draftLeague MLB Draft
Ozzie Smith draftType MLB Draft
this entity surface form: MLB amateur draft
Shane Victorino draftType MLB Draft
Rob Thomson draftType MLB Draft
this entity surface form: Major League Baseball draft
Adley Rutschman draftType MLB Draft
this entity surface form: MLB First-Year Player Draft
NCAA Division I baseball players eligibleFor MLB Draft
this entity surface form: Major League Baseball draft
Mike Montgomery draftLeague MLB Draft
this entity surface form: Major League Baseball Draft
NCAA Division I Baseball relatedTo MLB Draft
this entity surface form: Major League Baseball draft
Kyle Gibson draftLeague MLB Draft
this entity surface form: Major League Baseball Draft
David Price MLBDraftPick MLB Draft
this entity surface form: 2007 MLB Draft
Lou Whitaker draftType MLB Draft
this entity surface form: MLB amateur draft
Clinton Merrick Hurdle draftType MLB Draft
subject surface form: Clint Hurdle
this entity surface form: Major League Baseball Draft
United States amateur players eligibilityPathToMLB MLB Draft
this entity surface form: Major League Baseball draft
Mike Mussina draftType MLB Draft
this entity surface form: MLB Amateur Draft
Paul Goldschmidt draftType MLB Draft
this entity surface form: MLB First-Year Player Draft
Randy Moffitt draftPhase MLB Draft
this entity surface form: MLB June Secondary Phase Draft
Ty France draftType MLB Draft
Barry Larkin draftType MLB Draft
this entity surface form: MLB June Amateur Draft
Blake Tekotte draftType MLB Draft
Jonathan India draftLeague MLB Draft
this entity surface form: Major League Baseball Draft
Joey Votto draftType MLB Draft
Brandon Nimmo draftLeague MLB Draft
this entity surface form: Major League Baseball Draft
David Ray Roberts draftYear MLB Draft
this entity surface form: 1994 MLB Draft
Bob Horner draftType MLB Draft
this entity surface form: MLB June Amateur Draft
Baltimore Orioles minor league system usesDraftSource MLB Draft
this entity surface form: Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft
Alexander Jonathan Gordon draftType MLB Draft
this entity surface form: MLB First-Year Player Draft
Andrew Good draftType MLB Draft
this entity surface form: MLB Amateur Draft
Chris Shaw draftType MLB Draft
MLB Draft League (no divisions) draftFocus MLB Draft
subject surface form: MLB Draft League
this entity surface form: MLB First-Year Player Draft
Anthony Rendon draftedIn MLB Draft
this entity surface form: 2011 MLB Draft
Major League Baseball teams draftsFrom MLB Draft
subject surface form: Major League Baseball team
this entity surface form: Major League Baseball Draft