Statement on MLB's Amateur Entry Proposals

Today, MLB made another set of proposals that are flat out bad for baseball, ones that would cripple the next generation of players and damage the future of our game. They would, among other things:

• Eliminate over a billion dollars in player compensation from the international and domestic

system over the next five years, with a $400 million reduction from 2026 to 2027 alone.

• Destroy fundamental player rights and remove talent from our sport by barring high school and

junior college players (anyone under age 20) from the domestic draft.

• Abolish an entire year of international signings by delaying the first draft until at least September

of 2027 (and as late as March of 2028), denying young international players the ability to start

their professional careers.

Players remain committed to bargaining in good faith and leaving baseball better than they found it – the league’s proposals fall woefully short.