MLB international signing system
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The MLB international signing system is the framework of rules and procedures that governs how Major League Baseball teams recruit and sign amateur players from countries outside the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball rule system
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sports labor regulation framework → |
| administeredBy |
Major League Baseball
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| affects |
Asian baseball prospects
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Caribbean baseball prospects → Latin American baseball prospects → teams’ international scouting strategies → |
| appliesTo |
Major League Baseball clubs
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amateur players outside Canada → amateur players outside Puerto Rico → amateur players outside United States → |
| canImpose |
restrictions on future international signings
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taxes on teams exceeding bonus pools → |
| connectedTo |
international amateur free agent market
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| differsFrom |
MLB domestic amateur draft system
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| enforcedBy |
MLB Commissioner’s Office
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| excludes |
Canadian amateur players
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Puerto Rican amateur players → United States amateur players → |
| governs |
recruitment of amateur international baseball players
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signing of amateur international baseball players → |
| hasCriticismFor |
incentivizing early verbal agreements with underage players
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lack of protections for young international prospects → |
| hasDebateOver |
potential international draft
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| hasGoal |
control spending on international amateur talent
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regulate competitive balance in international player signings → standardize recruitment of international amateurs → |
| historicallyInvolved |
buscones in Latin America
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| includesMechanism |
age eligibility rules
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bonus restrictions → international amateur free agency → international bonus pools → international signing period → penalties for exceeding bonus pools → restrictions on trading international bonus pool space → |
| influences |
operation of MLB team academies abroad
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player development pipelines in Venezuela → player development pipelines in the Dominican Republic → |
| regulates |
eligibility criteria for international amateurs
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signing bonuses for international amateurs → timing of international amateur contracts → |
| relatedTo |
MLB Rule 4 Draft
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| subjectTo |
collective bargaining between MLB and MLBPA
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| timeBoundBy |
annual international signing period
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| usesConcept |
hard or soft bonus pool limits
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