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The 2020 Major League Baseball draft reportedly will be shortened to five rounds because of the COVID-19 pandemic, per ESPN's Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel.
"All players who go undrafted would be eligible to sign for a maximum of $20,000. While there was a proposal to the union for a 10-round draft, the sides didn't come to an agreement," Passan wrote.
Passan also covered some disagreement among team front offices about the draft length.
"There remains a significant divide within the team side on the draft," Passan wrote "A majority of front offices were pushing for a longer draft, recognizing the value reaped even in later rounds can be immense.