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Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Major_League_Baseball_First-Year_Player_Draft
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
NFL Draft
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Rule_4_Draft
NFL Draft
gptkbp:broadcastOn
gptkb:MLB_Network
gptkbp:CBAImpact
rules governed by MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement
gptkbp:compensatoryPicks
awarded for unsigned picks or lost free agents
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:documentType
amateur draft
gptkbp:draftBonusPool
slot values assigned to each pick
gptkbp:eligibility
college baseball players
high school baseball players
junior college baseball players
international players (except Canada and U.S. territories)
players from U.S. territories
gptkbp:firstDraftYear
1965
gptkbp:firstOverallPick
gptkb:Rick_Monday
gptkbp:frequency
annual
gptkbp:governingBody
gptkb:Major_League_Baseball
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft
gptkbp:inception
1965
gptkbp:location
varies
gptkbp:notableDraftClasses
gptkb:1971_MLB_Draft
gptkb:1985_MLB_Draft
gptkb:2005_MLB_Draft
gptkbp:notableFirstOverallPicks
gptkb:Chipper_Jones
gptkb:Alex_Rodriguez
gptkb:Ken_Griffey_Jr.
gptkb:Bryce_Harper
gptkb:Stephen_Strasburg
gptkbp:notableLateRoundPicks
gptkb:Albert_Pujols
gptkb:Mark_Buehrle
gptkb:Mike_Piazza
gptkbp:notableUndraftedPlayers
gptkb:Larry_Walker
gptkb:Kevin_Millar
gptkb:Dan_Quisenberry
gptkbp:numberOfRounds
varies
gptkbp:organizedBy
gptkb:Major_League_Baseball
gptkbp:precededBy
no draft (before 1965, teams signed players directly)
gptkbp:purpose
to assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Major_League_Baseball
gptkb:Minor_League_Baseball
gptkb:MLB_Rule_5_Draft
gptkbp:selectionOrder
reverse order of previous season standings
gptkbp:supplementalRounds
yes
gptkbp:website
https://www.mlb.com/draft
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:NFL_Draft
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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