FLUSHING, N.Y., – 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 Republic
