METS SIGN 20 INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS

 

METS SIGN 20 INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS

 

FLUSHING, N.Y., January 15, 2024 – The New York Mets today announced that the club has signed 20 international players.

 

“We are excited to welcome this year’s international signing class to our organization,” said Mets President of Baseball Operations David Stearns. “These players and their families have worked hard to get to this day, and we look forward to supporting them as they continue pursuing their dreams to be Major League players.  As we carry out our goal of creating a championship caliber organization, we will need to continue to acquire and develop future Mets. Having an international scouting and development apparatus that regularly brings quality players into our organization is essential.”

 

“Today is a great day for the New York Mets as we welcome an exciting class of talented players into the organization,” said Director of International Scouting Steve Barningham. “This is the beginning of a journey for these players as they take their first steps in professional baseball. I want to thank our entire baseball operations team as well as the families of these young men for their help along the way.”  

 

The class is highlighted by Yovanny Rodriguez, a 17-year-old catcher from Guarenas,Venezuela. The 5-11, 180-pounder is ranked as the fifth-best international prospect according to Baseball America and as the seventh-best prospect on MLB Pipeline’s Top 50 Internationals Prospect List.

 

The full list of players is below:

 

Name	Date Of Birth	Position	Home Country
Yovanny Rodriguez	11/7/2006	C	Venezuela
Edward Lantigua	11/13/2006	OF	Dominican Republic
Leandy Mella	2/4/2007	INF	Dominican Republic
Yensi Rivas	10/14/2006	INF	Dominican Republic
Bohan Adderley	11/10/2006	INF/OF	Bahamas
Vladi Guerrero	9/21/2006	OF/INF	Dominican Republic
Luis Montero	9/9/2006	LHP	Dominican Republic
Maxgregori Harvey	11/12/2006	RHP	Dominican Republic
Angel De La Rosa	11/20/2005	LHP	Dominican Republic
Leyvi Rodriguez	5/17/2006	RHP	Dominican Republic
Anthony Delgado	1/27/2007	OF	Dominican Republic
Fidel Pinango	7/13/2007	INF/OF	Venezuela
Jonnhan Sanchez	5/8/2007	OF	Venezuela
Josmir Reyes	9/21/2006	C	Venezuela
Leiner Ramirez	7/3/2007	INF	Colombia
Rocky Solano	12/28/2006	OF	Dominican Republic
Starling Fernandez	10/17/2006	INF	Dominican Republic
Roybert Herrera	6/30/2007	INF/OF	Venezuela
Diover De Aza	8/15/2007	INF	Dominican Republic
Franklin Candelario	12/11/2006	OF	Dominican