Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft took another step forward as a live prime-time event on Monday night. The first overall pick, Carlos Correa of Puerto Rico, was present when the Houston Astros selected him. "This is nice," Selig said. "When you think how this has evolved, we've come a long way in a very short period of time. I'm enjoying tonight as you can probably already tell." Including Correa, five prospects selected in the first-round attended Monday night's event. "Their excitement was just terrific -- all of these kids," Selig said. "By the time I got to them and they came over, boy, I could still hear their hearts pumping, I'll tell you that. They were nervous. It's great. The kids I met today are really great young men and I'm glad they came. That adds a dimension." While five players was significant, Selig made it clear that he would prefer a crowd of them. "I hope we can work on that," he said. "The more people we can have here, the better I like it. Five is a good start, but we need to do better than that."