KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Royals have announced that they have reached agreements with 22 international free agents.
“We are excited to welcome such a diverse and talented group of players into our organization,” said Royals Senior Vice President of Major League & International Operations/Assistant General Manager, Rene Francisco. “Daniel Guerrero, our Director of International Scouting, and his team did an outstanding job of identifying and signing these players to their first professional contracts. We look forward to watching them all grow together as both men and baseball players as they pursue their dreams of becoming Major Leaguers.”
The group includes nine right-handed pitchers, six infielders, four catchers, and three outfielders. Among them are 17-year-old switch-hitting Dominican infielder Warren Calcaño, who is ranked as Baseball America’s No. 7 international prospect, and Venezuelan catcher Moises Marchán, ranked as MLB Pipeline’s No. 31 international prospect.
Video of Calcaño can be found here. Marchán is a cousin of catcher Rafael Marchán, who made his Major League debut for Philadelphia in 2020 and appeared in 17 games for the Phillies in 2024.
