Baseball|Konsta Kurikka moves to Trenton Thunder.
Baseball switched to baseball after the 2020 season Konsta Kurikka23, has become the first baseball player to sign a professional contract with the United States.
Kurikka will move to the Trenton Thunder, who play in the MLB Draft League under the MLB of the major baseball league. The Draft league is intended for young professional status players.
Born in Juva, the Siilinjärvi Pesis student has been aiming for professionalism and the opportunity to play in the United States ever since he switched sports.
“The now signed contract with Trenton gives me the opportunity to show my skills to MLB clubs for the first time,” says Kurikka in the press release.
“The goal is a contract with an MLB organization.”
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As a summer series of the draft league to be played and established in 2021 is a series websites including 133 players reserved for MLB in 2021–2023.
In addition, more than 70 undrafted players have signed a contract with the MLB organization as free agents.
In the tightly-paced draft league, 80 matches are played during the season. The first half of the series is 35 games long and is played by university-level amateur players.
The second half, played after the MLB booking event, is 45 games long and features young professional players.
Accommodation, food, travel expenses and a weekly allowance are paid to the players
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Kurikka is, according to the Finnish Baseball and Softball Association (SBSL), the only player in the MLB Draft League for whom talent scouts have data from only a few seasons.
Kurikka has played baseball in Spain, Germany, Finland and Australia.
Currently practicing in Finland, Kurikka will move to Trenton as soon as he receives his work permit.
Kurikka won the championship gold in baseball in the fall of 2020 in the ranks of Sotkamo Jymy.
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