Last month was
the MLB draft, this week kicks off the signing period for international
talent. Since 1900, teams have brought
up players from Australia, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela,
Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Curacao, Jamaica, South Korea, Taiwan, Italy,
Germany and Holland (along with the American possessions of Puerto Rico, Samoa
and the Virgin Islands). And let’s not
forget India, where the top two finishers of a baseball throwing contest/reality
show were signed by the Pirates in 2009.
Neither contestant had ever played baseball in his life.
It’s only a matter of
time until MLB hits the South Pole to sign some talented penguins. Male penguins,
that is.
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