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Here's how Detroit Tigers are affected by new 2020 MLB draft rules

Free Press sports writer Anthony Fenech tours the Detroit Tigers' Dominican Republic academy in March 2020. Detroit Free Press

The Detroit Tigers still hold the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 MLB draft, that much we know.

When the draft will be held or how many rounds it will consist of, we’re not sure.

On Friday, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players’ Association reportedly came to an agreement on a number of inside-baseball issues, including one which looms large locally — the MLB draft.

According to reports from Baseball America, ESPN and The Athletic, this year’s draft will happen no sooner than the previously scheduled June 10 date and no later than July 20.