2018 International Reviews

For the eighth year, our International Reviews recap the previous year’s international activity for all 30 teams. Read more than 250 reports on every player who signed for at least $125,000 in 2017, plus lower profile sleepers to keep an eye on as well. The total signings column refers to the number of international players a team signed during the entire 2017 calendar year. The top 2017-18 signee column is for the player who received the team's biggest signing bonus since the start of the 2017-18 signing period last year on July 2.

Hiroto Takahashi Impresses In Relief For Japan In WBC Final

One night after Roki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto impressed in Japan’s semifinal victory over Mexico, another young Japanese pitcher wowed on the world stage.