Bonus Babies
Bonus babies were the group of amateur baseball players who went straight to the Major Leagues between the years 1947–1965.
Players who received a signing bonus in excess of $4,000 during that era have been identified as 'Bonus Babies'. The Bonus Rule prevented the player from spending time in the Minor League baseball system that was, and is, the training ground for most professional baseball players in the United States of America.
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