Inter Miami selected left-back Ben Sweat and Nashville SC picked forward Abu Danladi with their first picks in Tuesday's MLS expansion draft.
Both teams used Tuesday's event to continue to build their rosters ahead of entering MLS as expansion teams in 2020.
Sweat, a 28-year-old left-back, joins from New York City FC and will return to play in his native Florida. He earned his first two U.S. national team caps in 2018.
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Danladi was the first overall pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft but struggled to build on an eight-goal rookie season in 2017, scoring just three goals combined over his next two seasons.