The day is here.
Welcome to July 2nd, unofficially known in baseball circles as "international signing day." The period ends June 15, 2018.
In addition to prospects from the usual places like the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela, there are also teens from places like Aruba, Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia, Germany, the Netherlands, South Korea and Taiwan eligible to sign during the current 2017-2018 international signing period. This year's crop also features teens from Belarus, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Czech Republic, Curacao, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Haiti, Honduras, South Korea, Spain and Sweden.
In all, nearly 6,000 international prospects have registered to sign with big league clubs during the current period.