French teenager Melissa Mayeux made history Monday, becoming the first female baseball player to be added to MLB's international registration list, according to MLB.com's Lindsay Berra. This means the 16-year-old shortstop will be eligible to be signed by a major league team starting on July 2.
International registration is technically open to anyone, but the list is reserved for serious prospects who have real potential. In the case of Mayeux, MLB Director of International Game Development Mike McClellan believes that to be the case.
"She's a legitimate shortstop who makes all the plays and is very smooth and fluid in the field," he said, per Berra.