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Can you name the MLB players who went straight from HS or college to the majors since 1970?
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Quiz does NOT include players who made the jump from another pro league (Japan: Nomo, Ichiro, etc.) to the majors. Year shown is when the player was drafted/signed and debuted.
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Year
Player
Pos/Team
1989
p, Angels
1973
p, Twins
1971
p, Senators
1973
p, Rangers
1978
p, Athletics
1994
p, Dodgers
1970
p, Indians
1971
of, Brewers
1971
p, Cubs
1978
3b, Braves
1986
of, Rangers
Year
Player
Pos/Team
2010
p, Reds
1978
c, Blue Jays
1978
p, Athletics
2000
of, Padres
1989
1b, Blue Jays
1994
p, Dodgers
1995
p, Athletics
1972
3b, Padres
1973
p, Phillies
1973
of, Padres
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MLB - Straight to the Majors Quiz
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Created Mar 1, 2011 in
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jaysee
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Mar 1st, 2011 at 14:36 GMT
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Park played for the South Korean national team and was signed by the Dodgers in 1994 as an amateur free agent. Prieto was a defector from Cuba who immigrated to Puerto Rico and was drafted #5 overall by the A's in the 1995 amateur draft.
jaysee
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Mar 1st, 2011 at 18:17 GMT
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Only 7 of 21 went on to be an All-Star (Hooton, Horner, Morgan, Olerud, Park, Ruthven and Winfield) and only Winfield made the HOF.
cvip
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Mar 2nd, 2011 at 03:46 GMT
1 point
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