Yankees announce signing of 20 international prospects
The New York Yankees announced the signings of 20 international prospects Thursday, including 16-year-old outfielder Kevin Alcantara. The Santo Domingo Centro, Dominican Republic, native was named by FanGraphs as the No. 4 international prospect. Alcantara was also tabbed by MLB.com as the No. 10 international prospect and No. 15 by Baseball America.
Antonio Gomez, a catcher from Caracas, Venezuela, is listed as the No. 11 international prospect by MLB.com. He was also ranked as the No. 14 international prospect by Baseball America and No. 15 by FanGraphs.
Denny Larrondo, a 16-year-old right-handed pitcher from Cuba, has been tabbed by MLB.com as the No. 29 International prospect and was also ranked by both FanGraphs (No. 34) and Baseball America (No. 43).
Catcher Agustin Ramirez was ranked as the No. 48 international prospect by Baseball America.
Last year, Baseball America listed outfielder Mauro Bonifacio as the No. 34 international prospect during the 2017 signing period.
Right-handed pitcher Rafael Severino is the younger brother of Yankees All-Star right-hander Luis Severino.
| Name | Position | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Alcantara | OF | Santo Domingo Centro, D.R. |
| Mauro Bonifacio | OF | Villa Mella, D.R. |
| Marcos Cabrera | SS | Santo Domingo Oeste, D.R. |
| Kevyn Camacho | C | Maracay, Venezuela |
| Juan Carela | RHP | Samana, D.R. |
| Jose Colmenares | SS | Cerro La Guacara, Venezuela |
| Maikol Escotto | SS | Boca Chica, D.R. |
| Christopher Familia | OF | Bani, D.R. |
| Nicolas Garcia | C | Santo Domingo Centro, D.R. |
| Antonio Gomez | C | Caracas, Venezuela |
| D'Vaughn Knowles | OF | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Denny Larrondo | RHP | Camajuani, Villa Clara, Cuba |
| Dayro Perez | SS | Azua, D.R. |
| Starling Perez | RHP | Santo Domingo Centro, D.R. |
| Ignacio Radney | RHP | Santo Domingo Este, D.R. |
| Agustin Ramirez | C | Santo Domingo, D.R. |
| Jesus Rodriguez | C | La Victoria, Venezuela |
| Rafael Severino | RHP | Sabana de la Mar, D.R. |
| Miguel Vargas | LHP | Caucagua, Venezuela |
| Tyrone Yulie | RHP | La Romana, D.R. |
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