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Collegiate summer baseball league
The MLB Draft League is a baseball league that began play in 2021.
[2] Created by
Major League Baseball (MLB) and Prep Baseball Report , the league operates a split-season format of 80 games. For the first 30 games of the season, running from June 1 to July 4, the league operates as a
collegiate summer baseball league to serve as a showcase for top draft-eligible prospects leading up to each summer's
MLB draft .
[2] After a break for the draft, play resumes for the remaining 50 games with paid players who have exhausted their amateur eligibility.
[3]
The league's six teams were formerly members of
Minor League Baseball 's
New York–Penn League ,
Eastern League , and
Carolina League before
MLB's reorganization of the minors for 2021 .
[4]
[5] In 2021, each team in the league played a 68-game regular season, with an All-Star Break taking place around the MLB draft.
[6] The season was expanded to 80 games per team beginning in 2022.
[7]
Current teams
Team
City
Stadium
Capacity
Frederick Keys
Frederick, Maryland
Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium
5,400
Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Niles, Ohio
Eastwood Field
6,000
State College Spikes
University Park, Pennsylvania
Medlar Field at Lubrano Park
5,570
Trenton Thunder
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton Thunder Ballpark
6,440
West Virginia Black Bears
Granville, West Virginia
Monongalia County Ballpark
3,500
Williamsport Crosscutters
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Muncy Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field
2,366
100km 62miles
Crosscutters
Black Bears
Thunder
Spikes
Scrappers
Keys
Current Team Locations
References
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"Sean Campbell taking over as MLB Draft League Executive Director" . MLBDraftLeague.com . MLB Draft League. May 29, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022 .
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b Reichard, Kevin (November 30, 2020).
"Kerrick Jackson is New MLB Draft League President" . Ballpark Digest . August Publications. Retrieved November 30, 2020 .
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"What is the MLB Draft League" . MLBDraftLeague.com . MLB Draft League. Retrieved June 25, 2023 .
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"Mahoning Valley Scrappers Retain Affiliation With Major League Baseball in New MLB Draft League" . Mahoning Valley Scrappers . Minor League Baseball. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020 .
^ Cooper, J.J. (December 9, 2020).
"Frederick Becomes Sixth Team To Join MLB Draft League" .
Baseball America . Retrieved December 9, 2020 .
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"MLB to Launch League for Draft Prospects" . Major League Baseball . November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020 .
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"Crosscutters 2022 Schedule to Feature More Games and New Start Times" . OurSports Central (Press release). November 8, 2021.
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