Yesterday came news of a new International player signing for the Braves – one Shendell Benard, a nearly 18-year-old Nicaraguan native who has been training in one of the sports academies in that country.
Word of this acquisition came from the conservative Nicaraguan news outlet La Prensa. Here is their story on the signing (translated from this source):
The slender coastal pitcher Shendell Benard is the newest addition to the Atlanta Braves, one of the organizations in the major league most aggressive ballplayers firms in our country.
Marvin Throneberry, the Braves scout in Nicaragua is confident that Benard will be projected (well) in this organization.