translate English to German: In 1966 he signed a contract with the Atlanta Braves , who had drafted him; but the contract was voided because of the rules of the NCAA and by Baseball Commissioner William Eckert , and the Mets were awarded his signing rights in a lottery drawing among those teams willing to match the Braves' terms.
Sie erklärten, dass andere Teams, die Seaver die gleichen Konditionen wie die Braves anboten, ihn verpflichten konnten. Die New York Mets , Cleveland Indians und die Philadelphia Phillies waren an ihm interessiert und in einem Losverfahren erhielten die Mets den Zuschlag.