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MLBPA Rejects MLB's International Draft Proposal; Qualifying Offer System Remains

The Major League Baseball Players Associated rejected MLB's latest proposal to stage an an international draft.

"Players made clear from the outset that any International Draft must meaningfully improve the status quo for those players and not unfairly discriminate between those players and domestic entrants," the union stated Monday. "To this end, the Players Association made a series of proposals aimed at protecting and advancing the rights of international amateurs."

MLBPA Communications

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ESPN's Alden Gonzalez shared MLB's response:

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.