The first five choices in the 1998 draft: 1) Pat Burrell - Phillies
2) Mark Mulder - Athletics
3) Corey Patterson - Cubs
4) Jeff Austin - Royals
5) J.D. Drew - Cardinals Click on the '1998 MLB Draft' link below to see all players drafted in 1998.
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They aren't drafted. Foreign players become free agents at the age of 16.
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Major league baseball players
major league baseball is the hightest baseball league with the best players
Sammy Sosa debuted in Major League Baseball (MLB) on June 16, 1989 after being drafted by the Texas Rangers.
Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association was created in 1982.
No he wasn't drafted in the '08 MLB Draft
There are 25 players on a major league roster
As of 2011, about 38 percent of the Major League Baseball players had played in college. Within the past 10 years, approximately 56 percent of the picks in the first round in the MLB draft are college players. Only about 10 percent of male college baseball players will get drafted.