Host Australia Moves Into WBC Qualifying Finale
SEE ALSO: WBC Qualifying rosters SYDNEY, Australia—With two quick wins to open the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Sydney, host Australia will head to the…
SEE ALSO: WBC Qualifying rosters SYDNEY, Australia—With two quick wins to open the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Sydney, host Australia will head to the…
The latest team that could break its international bonus pool when the 2016-17 signing period opens on July 2 might be the most intriguing one…
SEE ALSO: WBC Qualifying rosters SYDNEY, Australia—On the back of eight dominant innings from Mariners righthander Dylan Unsworth, South Africa opened the World Baseball Classic…
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic—There was a buzz across the island Monday upon news that Yulieski Gurriel and younger brother Lourdes Jr. had fled the Cuban…
In this podcast, J.J. Cooper and John Manuel discuss the possibilities for the Gurriel Brothers, from which MLB teams will have interest to where they…
Yulieski Gurriel, long considered both the best major league prospect and the best player in Cuba, has left the island with his brother Lourdes Jr.,…
Donald Lutz, who last month re-signed with the Reds, blasted a three-run homer to score Rays prospects Riley Unroe and Justin Williams and help Brisbane…
A little piece of Japan—along with the country’s star attraction—has come to Arizona for the first two weeks of February. The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of…
There is a big gap between the teams that excel at international scouting and the ones that lag behind. One of the problems, though, is…
As the United States government eases its sanctions against Cuba, Major League Baseball is attempting to build a relationship with Cuban baseball officials. The commissioner’s…
The international bonus pools are a mechanism designed to cut costs for owners by reducing bonuses for international amateur players with a system of penalties…
The schedule for the World Baseball Classic qualifying tournament in Sydney, Australia, next month is set. Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the Philippines will…
The lineup for next week’s home run derby at the Caribbean Series is going to be loaded—and not just with MLB stars. The tournament announced…
Last June, I explained why certain teams would be wise to blow out their international bonus pools in 2016. There are 10 teams already on…
The Indians have a new top scout in Latin America. Koby Perez, who had been an international crosschecker for the team the last two years,…
After winning the 2014-15 Serie Nacional championship last season, Ciego De Avila will represent Cuba in the Caribbean Series, which begins Feb. 1 in the…
The Venezuelan Summer League is shutting down for the 2016 season. With several teams having pulled out of their Venezuelan academies in recent years, the…
Aside from the sheer volume of Cuban players leaving the island in the last year or two, one of the most striking aspects of the…
When Bill Bavasi took over as the director of the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau in November 2014, he knew change was inevitable. The Bureau…
Your browser does not support iframes. With the action heating up on the Cuban market, Ben Badler spoke with Scott Braun on MLB Network today…
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