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If you want to become a pro baseball player, yet were never drafted, then chances are that you will have to attend at least some pro baseball tryouts. These can be “open” tryouts or private “invitation-only” tryouts. They can be given by minor league teams which are part of the “affiliated” organizations, which is regular Minor League Baseball; or they can be extended by those teams in the independent leagues.If given an invitation by an independent baseball team then you should know some of the differences between Minor League Baseball and independent baseball. The biggest difference is that Minor League Baseball exists to develop talent at the MLB level; and independent baseball exists to win in the short term. Know this as you attend any independent baseball tryouts.The independent league baseball tryouts often have position players run the 60 yard dash, test your arm strength, and have you face two or three pitchers in a simulated game. Pitchers will throw some simulated at-bats and are often asked to throw specific pitch which the scout (or pitching coach) wishes to see.