The Detroit Tigers Reportedly Just Agreed To A $4 Million Future Deal With A 12-Year-Old
The pre-agreement would lock in Kevin Sosa for a $4 million bonus, while MLB teams cannot sign international players until age 16.
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The Detroit Tigers Reportedly Just Agreed To A $4 Million Future Deal With A 12-Year-Old
The Detroit Tigers reportedly just agreed to a $4 million deal with a 12-year-old Dominican prospect named Kevin Sosa. Technically, it is what is known as a “pre-agreement,” but that’s just semantics. The semantics matter, however, because a 12-year-old cannot sign a professional contract with a Major League Baseball organization. A prospect must turn 16 […]
Detroit Tigers' $4 million bet on a 12-year-old tests baseball's youngest frontier
The Detroit Tigers have reportedly struck a pre-agreement with a 12-year-old international prospect that would eventually be worth $4 million -- a deal that, if it holds up over the next several years, would rank among the youngest and richest handshake commitments in the sport's history.
The international major league market once again generated surprise. Detroit Tigers would have reached a pre-agreement with Kevin Sosa, a Dominican prospect barely 12 years old, who could receive a $4 million bonus when it comes time to officially sign.
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