Today is January 15 (or the new July 2): The date for the international free agents in the current class to finally sign with their potential future big league clubs. The Braves are in the process of signing their 2025/2026 crop right now. At the moment four players are considered signed, with a number of others rumored to be signing but not yet pen to paper.
ICE officials only later discovered that some of the recruits failed drug testing, have disqualifying criminal backgrounds, or don't meet the physical or academic requirements to serve, the sources said. ... Staff members at ICE's training academy in Brunswick, Georgia, recently discovered one recruit had previously been charged with strong-arm robbery and battery stemming from a domestic violence incident, the current DHS official said.