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Boston.com · Jun 9, 2020

The MLB Draft starts tomorrow. Here’s what you need to know.

Shortstop Michael Chavis from Sprayberry Senior High School in Marietta, Georgia, posts his name on the board at the 2014 MLB baseball draft.Major League Baseball and its players have yet to agree on a plan to begin the season after it was paused back in March, but the 2020 MLB Draft will proceed – even though that will look different, too, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The league announced in March that the 40-round draft would be reduced to just five rounds, as owners tried to cut costs amid the pandemic. Signing bonuses will be delayed, with the full amount not due until July 1, 2022. Teams will be allowed to sign unlimited undrafted players for $20,000, according to ESPN.

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