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Samuel Basallo’s success with the Orioles hasn’t just been measured in gaudy numbers or lucrative contracts. It’s also about the message he sends to the next generation of international prospects.
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The Orioles have opened the 2024-25 international signing period with 22 contract agreements, featuring players from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, St. Thomas, and Venezuela.
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The Orioles have opened the 2023-24 international signing period with 19 contract agreements, including SS Emilio Sánchez, OF Stiven Martínez, SS Elvin García, SS Jemone Nuel, RHP Yaki Mondesir, OF Ángel García and RHP Esteban Mejía.
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Bowie manager Kyle Moore has seen a transformation in the Orioles during his 14 years with the organization. “We acquired an enormous amount of talent as far as players go in the minor leagues,” Moore said, “and I just don’t know that I’ve ever seen anything like this.”
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The Orioles opened the 2022-23 international signing period with 27 contract agreements, including shortstop Luis Almeyda, the highest-paid international signee in club history.
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The Orioles continue to aggressively look for talent in Latin America, a reversal of what the club had done in the past. Baseball America’s Ben Badler and Orioles international scouting director Koby Perez discuss Baltimore’s efforts.
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The Orioles have opened the 2020-21 international signing period with 17 contract agreements, including the club’s first-ever seven figure international signings, catcher Samuel Basallo and shortstop Maikol Hernandez.
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After the Orioles signed 27 amateur international free agents last July, what’s on tap for this year? “Our class will be smaller in terms of numbers,” senior director of international scouting Koby Perez said, “but I think we have some high-impact talent.”
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