MLB, USA Baseball launch Prospect Development Pipeline

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Seeing a need to serve elite-level high school amateur baseball players, USA Baseball and Major League Baseball announced on Wednesday the creation of the Prospect Development Pipeline (PDP), an official means for high school-age (16-18) amateur baseball players in the United States to be seen by all 30 MLB clubs.

Set to begin with five pre-high school season events around the country in January, then a dozen more post-high school season events at various sites in late May and June, the PDP Premier Events will be single-day regional workouts.

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The PDP schedule will conclude in September with the Advanced Scout Team Tournament, a 16-team championship to be held at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C. The full schedule is as follows:

Pre-High School Season Events: January 14, 2017: PDP Premier — Atlanta January 21, 2017: PDP Premier — Houston January 28, 2017: PDP Premier — Bradenton, FL February 4, 2017: PDP Premier — Southern California February 5, 2017: PDP Premier — Phoenix

Post-High School Season Events:   May 30, 2017 – June 25, 2017: PDP Premier Events — Various Sites

Advanced Scout Team Tournament: September 20-24, 2017: PDP National Scout Team Championship — Cary, N.C.

“Major League Baseball strives to be a steward to the amateur game, and the launch of the PDP marks a promising new chapter of this longstanding …

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