A total of 21 players have gone directly to the majors when being drafted from the amateur draft. It is very rare considering hundreds of draft picks happen each year and has been happening since 1965.
No, a handful of polished college players go directly to the majors after being drafted, and also most of the Japanese players in the majors never played in the (American) minors.
be a good ball player enter the draft and get drafted
only about 3% of players who are drafted will play a day at the major league level, so even less will actually have a career in the big leagues. About 80-90% of professional players never make it above class-A in the minor-leagues.
There is the NBA and there is a league with players not quite at the NBA level. The NBA is the major league with the professional basketball players. There are also college leagues, and elementary schools even have leagues.
Yes, most major league players make their first great leap to the major leagues from Triple-A affiliates.
in the major leagues, almost 100%
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They aren't drafted. Foreign players become free agents at the age of 16.
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If you play well in high school, you will get scouted. There is an officially players draft where teams have a chance to take any player they want and hold the rights for them. You can decline and go to college, or sign, but you will have to sign only with the team that drafted you. Then, you will be sent to the minor leagues, where the best will be promoted one by one to the major leagues.
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