Major league baseball is being investigated by a federal grand jury over its practices in regards to the signing of international free agents, according to Jeff Passan. Passan says club officials have been subpoenaed, with the signing of Hector Olivera — a Cuban player who was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers — being one area of interest.
We have discussed before that signing Latin American players is generally seen as a shady, corrupt business, similar to college football recruiting, as teams attempt to bend the rules as far as possible, or sometimes simply break them in the belief that, since everyone is doing it, there’s little risk of punishment.