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Trivia Tuesday: Draft Days

Related Topics: Major League Baseball, Jim Winn

Out of the four major North American team sports, it’s kind of surprising that Major League Baseball, the oldest league, was the last to incorporate a draft. I think we can all agree that the MLB draft is by far the least flashy. No arenas filled with fans waiting to cheer or boo their favorite team’s choice, no young men in ill-fitting but expensive suits hastily adjusting their new team cap on the way to pose with the commissioner, no breathless overanalyzing by the media (oh, wait, that happens in baseball too, sorry). In light of what has been deemed a pretty decent draft by the Pirates, let’s see what you know about previous drafts.