MLB Draft League
The MLB Draft League is a Pro–am baseball league that began play in 2021. Created by Major League Baseball (MLB) and Prep Baseball Report, the league operates a split-season format of 80 games. For the first 30 games of the season, running from June 1 to July 4, the league operates as a collegiate summer baseball league to serve as a showcase for top draft-eligible prospects leading up to each summer's MLB draft. After a break for the draft, play resumes for the remaining 50 games with paid players who have exhausted their amateur eligibility.
| Classification | Collegiate summer |
|---|---|
| Sport | Baseball |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Director | Sean Campbell |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Most recent champion(s) | West Virginia Black Bears (2023) |
| Most titles | West Virginia Black Bears (2) |
| Official website | www.mlb.com/mlb-draft-league |
The league's six teams were formerly members of Minor League Baseball's New York–Penn League, Eastern League, and Carolina League before MLB's reorganization of the minors for 2021. In 2021, each team in the league played a 68-game regular season, with an All-Star Break taking place around the MLB draft. The season was expanded to 80 games per team beginning in 2022.