In 2017, 19-year-old Cuban phenom Luis Robert left his home island and declared himself a free agent, making him eligible to be signed by a major league team.
A few teams were involved in the process of signing Robert, but the Cardinals and the White Sox were figured to be his favorite. It was revealed where he would sign when he changed his profile picture to him at the batting cages with a White Sox hat. It was officially announced, however, when Bruce Levine of 670thescore.com tweeted the details of the deal.
Signing Robert pushed the White Sox their international bonus pool limit.