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Duke baseball standout Matt Mervis signs with Chicago Cubs as UDFA

Things aren't great with Major League Baseball at the moment, and the next crop of players entering the league sure won't forget how miserable America's Pastime is upon their arrival.

As the MLB Players Association rejected the latest offer from MLB on a return to play, or more appropriately named a start of play, the MLB Draft was cut from its normal 40 rounds down to five in an attempt from the owners to try and save money because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Hundreds of players were not drafted who should have been, and even more players will enter the Minor Leagues making far less money as drafted players should be, even though there is a major wage gap between the Majors and Minors.