Mariners Agree To Sign Cuban Center Fielder Guillermo Heredia
Cuban center fielder Guillermo Heredia has agreed to sign with the Mariners, according to a report by Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune. Heredia,…
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Bart Hernandez Indicted On Charges Of Trafficking Cuban Players
Bart Hernandez has been one of baseball’s most prominent people involved in the representation of Cuban players. Today, Hernandez was arrested at his Hollywood, Fla.,…
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Gurriels Leaving Cuba Is No Surprise, But Cuban Underground Remains Secretive
BOCA CHICA, Dominican Republic—I’m at a team’s complex watching the start of a private workout early in the morning of Feb. 8 when the news…
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2016-17 International Bonus Pools
Teams received their international bonus pool allotments from the commissioner’s office for the 2016-17 signing period, which begins on July 2. The pools are determined…
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Host Australia Wins WBC Qualifier, Advances To WBC
SYDNEY, Australia—Australia is returning to the World Baseball Classic, after a 12-5 win over South Africa in the finale of the WBC Qualifier on Sunday…
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WBC Win Goes Beyond Field For South Africa
SYDNEY, Australia—The impact of the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Australia for South Africa goes well beyond the four games that the team will have…
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South Africa Beats New Zealand, Advances To WBC Qualifier Final
SEE ALSO: WBC Qualifying rosters SYDNEY, Australia—The World Baseball Classic Qualifier finale is set after South Africa took down New Zealand 9-2 on Saturday night…
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Boyce Tossed Aside Risk For His Country In WBC
SYDNEY, Australia—Jimmy Boyce knew that the moment he threw a pitch for New Zealand at the World Baseball Classic Qualifier, it would mark the end…
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Padres The Favorites To Sign Two Top Cuban Prospects
The Padres are preparing to go well beyond their international bonus pool this year, with a mixture of million-dollar 16-year-old signings from the Dominican Republic…
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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…
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Cardinals Prepared To Exceed International Bonus Pool
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…
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South Africa, Host Australia Win WBC Qualifier Openers
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…
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Why The Gurriel Brothers Might Not Play Until 2017
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…
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Baseball America Podcast: Gurriel Edition
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…
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Gurriel Brothers, Including Star Yulieski, Leave Cuba For MLB
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.,…
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Brisbane Sweeps Adelaide To Win ABL Crown
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…
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Shohei Ohtani Draws A Crowd At Padres Complex
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…
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Stacking Up MLB’s Most Productive International Programs
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…
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MLB Bans Cuban Team From Dominican Academies
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…
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Updates On Top Cuban Players Outside The Pools
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…
