Brewers Sign 35 International Free Agents
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Brewers today announced the signing of 35 international free agents on the opening day of the 2023-24 international signing period, including 16 from the Dominican Republic, 11 from Venezuela, three from Panamá, two from Nicaragua and one from Costa Rica, Germany and Mexico.
Included among the 35 signees is switch-hitting Venezuelan shortstop Jorge Quintana, who is ranked as the No. 12 overall prospect in the class by MLB Pipeline and No. 20 by Baseball America. The Brewers also inked Dominican shortstop Jesús Made, who is ranked No. 22 by MLB Pipeline and No. 39 by Baseball America.
Milwaukee signed two additional players from Baseball America’s 2024 top 100 international prospects list in Dominican shortstop Luis Peña (No. 43 overall) and Venezuelan shortstop Joandrew Peña (No. 65 overall).
Also in the class is Dominican right-handed pitcher Christopher Peralta, who is the cousin of Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta.
“We also celebrate the parents, coaches and trainers for their support of these players in their development, as without them, none of this is possible. I would also like to commend our scouting staff on a job well done, putting in years of work canvassing the globe to identify this talented group of players. Their tireless desire is the driving force behind being able to collectively celebrate moments like today.”
To view a list of the 35 players, please click here.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.
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