Ozzie Guillen Is Again Interested In Leading Venezuela In World Baseball Classic

The World Baseball Classic (WBC) will not be played in 2021 as planned. Its cancellation is one of the collateral damages of the Coronavirus pandemic and it is likely that the competition of countries will take place in 2023. Whatever the date, Oswaldo Guillén is again interested in leading Venezuela, after hearing that several players have proposed his name.  (Translated)

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Baseball Academies In Unusual Solitude

In a normal situation, the swing of the bats, the choruses and slaps of the players, the catches at this stage marked an atmosphere of joy and rejoicing in the baseball academies, since the teams were immersed in the so-called Grapefruit League, which serves as a prelude to the opening of the Dominican Summer League tournament.  (Translated)

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Cardinals Scouted Seven Potential Prospects In Venezuela At White Bull Baseball Academy

White Bull Baseball Academy received a visit from the Cardinals of San Luis, at the sports complex Jesús Berra de Colinas de Vista Alegre. The team of the big league put the eye to 7 players, two infilders and 5 pitchers, in ages between 13 and 16 years.  (Translated)

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Breyvic Valera Is Good At Beating The Odds

Breyvic Valera had practically given up hope of a professional baseball career. He was too skinny and had no power. Living in a country in which big-league clubs prefer to sign the best prospects at 16 or 17, he already was deemed too old — at 18 — before the Cardinals gave him a chance.

Post-Dispatch

MLB To Investigate Venezuela For Doping

The office of the Commissioner of the Major Leagues has initiated an investigation following the complaint of the sports doctor Arnaldo Machado, who claims to have knowledge that in some baseball academies in Venezuela are using doping indiscriminately, in order to get better bonuses at the time of the signing of those players, informed Felix Luzon, agent certified by the Association of Players of the MLB.  (Translated)

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MLB Sets Security Restrictions In Venezuela

Miguel Cabrera’s home country is going through political, economic and social turmoil and it has resulted in the Major Leagues taking security measures in order to protect their personnel in the country.

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Scenes From International Draft Protest In Dominican Republic

With players planning to skip Major League Baseball’s Dominican national showcase today in protest of an international draft, MLB last night cancelled the event, despite efforts to persuade prospects to attend and bring in players not on the original roster as replacements.

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MLB Cancels Dominican Showcase

Major League Baseball informed teams tonight that it has cancelled its Dominican national showcase, which was scheduled for tomorrow and Thursday.

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Scouts Show Support For International Player Protest Of MLB Events

When it comes to the international market, it’s hard to tell whether the scouts or the trainers are angrier with Major League Baseball.

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Trainers Plan Boycott Of MLB Showcases In Latin America In Response To Draft Talk

Major League Baseball’s annual Dominican national showcase is next week, but whether any players will show up is now in question.

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Time For MLB To End Rules That Jeopardize Safety Of Scouts

For international scouts, criticizing the commissioner’s office is a common occurrence. One of the most frequent and accurate criticisms that scouts direct at Major League Baseball is its creation of rules that are detached from the realities of what’s involved in signing Latin American players.

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Meet Moises Rodriguez

Baseball is an increasingly international sport, with talent coming from all around the world. Moises Rodriguez, Director of International Operations for the St. Louis Cardinals, is traveling the globe in search for new talent and looking the next impact player for the St. Louis Cardinals. #CardsInsider

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As MLB Investigates Red Sox, Package Deals Are Nothing New For International Players

The international signing rules and process can be complex and even convoluted. For those who don’t closely follow the international market, it’s understandable how information about even the basics could be misconstrued.

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MLB Investigates Red Sox Over International Signings

Major League Baseball is investigating the Red Sox over their 2015 international signings, focusing on whether the team signed multiple Venezuelan players in “package deals” and whether that would be considered a circumvention of MLB’s international bonus pools, according to multiple international sources.

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Venezuelan Summer Prospect League To Begin On April 25, 2016

In order to inform the next Venezuelan prospects to make the jump to professional baseball will begin on April 25 the Venezuelan Summer League Prospectuses (LVVP), which will feature the participation of 16 schools from the center from the country.  (Translated)

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Venezuelan Summer League Shuts Down

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 VSL was down to just four teams—the Cubs, Phillies, Rays and Tigers—in 2015. According to multiple sources, the Cubs decided to pull out of the VSL this year, so with just three teams remaining, the league is cancelling the 2016 season.

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MLb Requiring Every Team To Have Full-Time Spanish Interpreters In 2016

In a joint effort with the players union, Major League Baseball will require every one of its 30 teams to have at least two full-time Spanish language interpreters in 2016. ESPN's Jerry Crasnick said Tuesday that a memo has been sent to all of the teams making it so.

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Top Venezuelan Prospects To Watch In 2015 International Signing Period

As we discussed the last two days, Venezuela has become an increasingly challenging arena for scouts and for players. The international market moves quickly, and with matters outside of baseball affecting life in Venezuela, it’s been difficult for scouts to be able to do their jobs in that country, which has hampered the Venezuelan market this year.

Baseball America

The Growing Challenges Of Scouting Venezuela

Teams are always looking for the next great source of overseas talent. They look for places where the talent pool has growth potential, where they can discover and sign undervalued players. To find baseball’s next competitive advantage, teams don’t need to travel to a remote country where baseball is still trying to take off.

Baseball America

Venezuelan Summer League Opens With Teams Deserting & Crime On The Rise

A handful of men baseball dreams in the center of the country.  (Translated)

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