THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM

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If you’re a baseball player born in the U.S., your most likely path to the major leagues is through a four-year college.

The numbers make that clear. On 2019 Opening Day rosters, 45 percent of all players came from four-year colleges, dramatically more than any other source. Among draftees, six out of every 10 came from the four-year college route. Just 32 percent signed out of high school while the other 8 percent signed out of junior college.

Any player who makes it to the major leagues for a