Fernando Cruz Inks $4 Million Bonus With Cubs At Start Of 2024 International Signing Period
The Cubs once again dished out a significant signing bonus to a Dominican shortstop at the start of the international signing period. Chicago agreed to…
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Braves Sign Jose Perdomo To Highest Bonus In 2024 International Class
The Braves signed infielder Jose Perdomo to a $5 million bonus at the start of the 2024 international signing period on Jan. 15. It’s the…
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Padres Sign Leodalis De Vries, Top International Prospect In 2024 Class
The Padres signed the top international prospect for the second consecutive year, agreeing to a $4.2 million bonus with 17-year-old shortstop Leodalis De Vries at…
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MLB International Signings Analysis: Potential Breakout Prospects For Under $1 Million
Ben Badler identifies 13 rising international prospects who took off later in the signing process and could make sizable impacts.
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2024 MLB International Prospects: Top 100 Bonus Board
Ben Badler expands our international bonus board to 100 players ahead of the Jan. 15 signing day.
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Future Projection Episode 74: Everything You Need To Know About The 2024 International Class
Today’s episode is spent entirely on international prospects, as we are just days away from January 15. In this episode, Carlos grills Ben on all…
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Japan Leads WBSC Rankings To Start 2024, Team USA Slips
As 2024 begins, Japan remains on top of the World Baseball Softball Confederation men’s baseball rankings. That’s to be expected. In 2023, Japan won the…
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Padres Bolster Bullpen With Woo-Suk Go, Yuki Matsui Signings
The Padres are turning to Asia to fill their bullpen needs. The Padres have signed Korean closer Woo-Suk Go to a two-year, $4.5 million contract…
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Why We Stopped Ranking ‘Foreign Professionals’ From Japan And Korea As Prospects
Beginning with the 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement, international players seeking to sign with MLB teams were sorted into two groups: Those who are subject to…
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Scouting Reports On Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Jung Hoo Lee And Foreign MLB Prospects To Watch In 2024
The righty will reportedly sign with the Dodgers and headlines an impressive group of incoming foreign stars.
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Why Japanese Righthander Yoshinobu Yamamoto Is Coveted By MLB Teams
MLB teams have flocked to Japan to scout Yoshinobu Yamamoto for years. Here’s why he’s such a coveted arm.
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Baseball To Return To Olympics In 2028
The 2028 Olympics will have baseball, as the on-and-off again relationship of baseball and the Olympics will once again resume for the 2028 Los Angeles…
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Rintaro Sasaki, 17-Year-Old Japanese Superstar, To Attend College In The United States
Rintaro Sasaki will forgo the Nippon Professional Baseball Draft and attend college in the United States according to numerous reports out of Japan, confirming weeks…
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Inaugural Baseball Champions League Americas Tournament To Kick Off In September
Just a little over a month from now, champions of the American Association, Mexican League, Cuba’s Serie Nacional and the Colombia Professional Baseball League will face off in the first-ever Baseball Champions League Americas tournament.
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90th Percentile: Interview With Andrew Riddell Of Baseball Australia
Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak discuss the path for development outside of the United States.
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2023 International Reviews: Baltimore Orioles
Scouting reports on the Orioles’ international signing class.
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2023 International Reviews: Boston Red Sox
Scouting reports on the Red Sox’s international signing class.
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2023 International Reviews: New York Yankees
Scouting reports on the Yankees’ international signing class.
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2023 International Reviews: Tampa Bay Rays
Scouting reports on the Rays’ international signing class.
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2023 International Reviews: Toronto Blue Jays
Scouting reports on the Blue Jays’ international signing class.
