Major League Baseball Tryouts

Major League Baseball Tryouts
There are many Major League Baseball tryouts every year! Often dates and times are posted in local newspapers sports sections in or near your area. Learn as much as you can about the tryout process and be prepared when the big day comes. Below is an excellent article by Eddie Aucoin (searchwarp.com) with some facts that anyone planning on trying out should know.

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That’s a question countless young baseball players and their parents ask each spring as they venture to the ballpark with visions of million-dollar signing bonuses dancing in their heads. What most don’t realize is that drawing the interest of major league scouts is not a waiting game, nor is it a crap shoot. The freaks that throw mid­-nineties gas in high school can just chill out in their basements and play Xbox 360; the scouts WILL find them. As for the rest of us, we have to get off our butts and go to them! That’s where open Major League Baseball tryouts come in.

The word “tryout” here is a little misleading because it implies that the scouts choose certain players that they like, sign them, and put them directly into the minor league system. But Major League Baseball tryouts, from MLB’s standpoint, are simply opportunities to check out young players that will be available for selection in future First-Year Player Drafts. Organizations use these events in hopes of finding a couple of kids that may be worth adding to the list of players that they’ll try to check out in the months leading up to the next and subsequent drafts.

Those eligible for the First-Year Player Draft include all high school graduates that have not yet attended college; four-year college players that have finished their junior year; all junior college athletes; and all players that turn 21 within 45 days of the date of the draft. Fifth year seniors are not subject to the draft and are free to sign with any organization after their final college class. Most Major League Baseball tryout camps are open to players between the ages of 16 and 23.

In rare cases, a player is signed out of a Major League Baseball tryout, but it doesn’t happen often. Sure, if some six-foot-five behemoth steps out of a cornfield and throws 96 MPH, he’ll probably get picked up. But signing with an MLB organization out of a Major League Baseball tryout realistically only occurs in two scenarios:

1. A player that attracted interest from the organization before, but then sustained an injury, shows up to a tryout and proves he’s back to 100%.

2. The organization is thin in a specific area in the low minors (such as left-handed pitching) and a player shows up with exceptional ability that can fill that particular void.

Either way, the chances of leaving an open Major League Baseball tryout with a contract are remote. (This doesn’t mean you won’t play pro ball if you’re no longer draft eligible; there ARE other avenues if you know how to take advantage of them!)

The talent levels at Major League Baseball tryouts are extremely diverse, so don’t be afraid to attend one because you think you’ll be outclassed. This isn’t a tryout for The Show. You won’t be facing Roy Halladay or pitching to Albert Pujols. You’ll see some college players and recent graduates who have legitimate talent and are hoping for a contract. But there will also be plenty of high school kids that are nowhere near ready to play pro ball. In fact, you’ll probably see a few guys on the field that look like they haven’t picked up a baseball since elementary school. That’s what the scouts that run these camps expect, so DON’T be intimidated to show up, re­gardless of your level of experience.

Major League Baseball tryouts can be held anywhere from a spring training complex to a minor league stadium to a high school diamond in the middle of nowhere. You might attend a tryout run by the MLB Scouting Bureau or by a single major league organization, though not every club conducts them individually. At a Scouting Bureau tryout, there’s typically a group of bureau scouts working the camp, along with a few area scouts from individual teams in attendance as well. At a single team Major League Baseball tryout, there are sometimes only one or two scouts running the whole shebang. This can spell a long day for the participants trying out. You never know how many players will show to a Major League Baseball tryout. There may be anywhere from 20 to 200+ depending on the location and how the event is promoted through the local media.


Now you have a little inside dope on what Major League Baseball tryouts are all about. If you’re looking to sign right away, Major League Baseball tryouts probably won’t materialize into a contract; unless you have a relationship with a scout and you were specifically invited to attend. Does this mean you won’t play pro ball? Absolutely not!

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(Check out "Live The Dream: Get Paid to Play Baseball" to learn all about the many avenues available to play pro baseball and how to take advantage of the WORLDWIDE opportunity available today!) But if you’re still draft eligible (particularly if you have a couple of years left in the draft pool) a Major League Baseball tryout could be the avenue that gets you on the radar and eventually into a Major League system.

Eddie Aucoin is a professional baseball player, instructor and author of Live The Dream: Get Paid to Play Baseball. He combines his expertise and experience along with a great deal of meticulous research to provide this comprehensive and entertaining guide for players (and parents) that hope to go pro.

There's more WORLDWIDE opportunity than ever before for those that wish to learn how to take advantage and live the dream!

There are many major league baseball tryouts every year! Often dates and times are posted in local newspapers sports sections in or near your area. Learn as much as you can about the tryout process as you can and be prepared when the big day comes. RSS


Major League Baseball Tryouts