Baseball fans have something to look forward to Wednesday night.
The Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft will kick off, albeit under atypical circumstances. The draft was shortened from 40 rounds to five as a cost-cutting move amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The draft will span two nights, with Round 1 and the Competitive Balance Round A being held Wednesday. The remainder of the draft will take place Thursday evening.
Here’s the Round 1 draft order:
The #MLBDraft begins tomorrow on @ESPN and @MLBNetwork at 7 PM ET.
Here's the first round draft order. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/o4Dz2m6bNf
— MLB (@MLB) June 9, 2020
And here are the top 30 prospects, according to MLB Pipeline:
Just over 24 hours to go until the 2020 #MLBDraft!
Get to know some of the top prospects whose names you'll be hearing called tomorrow night on @MLBNetwork & @ESPN: https://t.co/ayuTrP2RfV pic.twitter.com/uZYA2DwEyz
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) June 9, 2020
Here’s how and when to watch the 2020 MLB draft online and on TV:
When: Wednesday, June 10 at 7 p.m. ET and Thursday, June 11 at 5 p.m.
TV: MLB Network and ESPN on Wednesday; MLB Network and ESPN2 on Thursday
Live stream: MLB.com
