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For the first time since 1978, no Wichita State players were chosen in the MLB Draft, which ended Thursday. The MLB shortened the two-day draft from 40 rounds to five due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Draft-eligible players will still have the option to sign with teams as an undrafted free agent, but their signings are capped at $20,000. Fourteen WSU players were draft-eligible this year.
Earlier this offseason, three of WSU’s five seniors — Preston Snavely, Alex Jackson and Tommy Barnhouse — expressed interest in returning to WSU after the NCAA granted spring sport seniors a waiver to come back.