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The First-Year Player Draft, also known as the Rule 4 Draft, is Major League Baseball's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players, from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs, to its teams.[1] The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick.

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The first amateur draft was held in 1965. Unlike most sports drafts, the First-Year Player Draft is held mid-season,in June. In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded "compensatory" picks.Another distinguishing feature of this draft in comparison with those of other North American major professional sports leagues is its sheer size: under the new collective bargaining agreement the draft lasts 40 rounds, plus compensatory picks. In contrast, the NHL Entry Draft lasts seven rounds and roughly 215 picks, the NBA Draft lasts for only two rounds (60 selections) and the NFL Draft for only seven rounds (256 selections if no picks are forfeited).

Carlos Correa made history becoming the first Puerto Rican to be chosen as the No.1 overall pick in the MLB draft.Houston selected prep shortstop Carlos Correa with the first pick of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft on Monday. The Twins picked after Houston.The Astros surprised almost everyone by taking Puerto Rican high school shortstop Carlos Correa with the first overall pick over Stanford.