A few weeks ago they met with new opportunities MLB In its 2024 class, Latin America was graced with the signatures of hundreds of Dominican and Venezuelan players. But, a few hours ago, it was known through the website Diario LibreMany of those companies have changed identity documents.
The problem with international organizations is the reliance that agents have on the trainer or the academies they create. The problem peaked in 2007, when dozens of cases surfaced of young people falsifying their age and choosing companies. Many of them are 19, 20 and 21 years old.
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MLB explores prospects and cancels 2024 international signings
According to a journalist report Nathanael Pérez Nero for DiarioLibreThat's what many baseball player organizations have said “bound” Since last year, they had fraudulent documents while waiting to sign in 2024: “The MLB “Hundreds of thousands of dollars in prior contracts were voided after the identity change was discovered.”He described in his article.
The owner of an academy, on condition of anonymity, said he paid 20 thousand dollars for a youngster in 2021. “13 Years Old” In 2021. He kept it in his facilities until 2023, where it would be signed for more than a million dollars, but received information that it was three years old.
Among those who had images of future prospects, they found more than 50, most of them young Dominicans and Haitians. All had prior contracts exceeding seven figures. A huge failure for a young man classified as “Event 2027”, was set to sign in 2028 and had a five million dollar verbal contract. Investigation showed that he was three years older than established in the document which convinced his coach.
The Dominican Republic is the country with the highest turnover rate of fraudulent baseball players MLBConducted investigations and ensured safety and security of investments of truly affected groups.
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