06/18/2026
MLB reportedly proposes drastic overhaul to draft, which would exclude high school players and cut rounds from event.
MLB is looking to make drastic changes to the draft. The league introduced a number of new proposals Thursday, which would eliminate high school players from the event, significantly reduce the draft and hold a formal draft for international players, per multiple reports.
Changes to the domestic draft — the one fans watch on MLB Network every July — were first reported by J.J. Cooper of Baseball America. Under the new proposal, high-school players would no longer be eligible to put their names in the draft. The earliest players would be eligible for the MLB draft would be following their sophomore year of college, per ESPN's Jeff Passan.