Signings deadline, by the numbers
MLB clubs set a record by spending $374,345,077 on signing bonuses for drafted players. We've got all the facts and figures from deadline day.
The Draft signing deadline came and went at 5 p.m. ET on Thursday with very little drama. The final two unsigned first-rounders came to terms in the morning. East Carolina right-hander Trey Yesavage (No. 20 overall) agreed to a $4,177,500 deal with the Blue Jays and North Carolina outfielder Vance...
BALTIMORE -- General manager Mike Elias stated earlier this week that he was optimistic the Orioles would sign outfielder Vance Honeycutt -- the club’s first-round pick in the 2024 MLB Draft -- before Thursday’s 5 p.m. ET deadline to do so. With a little more than six hours to go,...
Below is a list of every player drafted in the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft. Each club had until 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 1, to come to terms with its Draft selections. If a player has exhausted his collegiate eligibility, he can sign at any time...
The Blue Jays signed the 20th overall pick of the 2024 MLB Draft, right-hander Trey Yesavage, the club announced Thursday....
During one summer night in 2019, Brent Heavener and his wife went to watch a summer league game after hearing Konnor Griffin was on the team. Heavener is the baseball coach at Jackson Prep in Mississippi, and Griffin was set to join the team. It didn’t take long for Heavener...
The Orioles' 2024 first-round Draft pick Vance Honeycutt discusses his excitement to sign with the O's and be a part of Baltimore's player development system
Astros first-round pick, Walker Janek, from their 2024 MLB Draft class, discusses signing with the team and heading to West Palm
Nationals' second-round Draft pick Luke Dickerson joins the booth to discuss signing with Washington, winning two state titles and more
Draft picks Luke Dickerson and Sir Jamison Jones discuss being introduced by the Nationals and what they bring to the organization
Rangers GM Chris Young discusses the team signing first round Malcolm Moore, and Malcolm Moore discusses his excitement for being a Ranger
PHOENIX -- It was a whirlwind day for Slade Caldwell, the high school outfielder who the D-backs selected with their first-round pick (No. 29 overall) two weeks ago in the 2024 MLB Draft. Caldwell officially signed his contract, which is worth $3,087,000 per MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis, and got a...
ST. PETERSBURG -- The feeling sunk in fairly quickly for Theo Gillen. It just didn’t necessarily feel real. But it is now. Only a few months out of high school, he is now a professional baseball player. Less than two weeks ago, the Rays made Gillen a first-round pick in...
HOUSTON -- For lifelong Astros supporter Walker Janek, signing with the Astros was a “dream come true.” The catcher from Sam Houston State University has special memories of Minute Maid Park, long before he officially became an Astro. "There’s actually a picture up in my house on the mantle [of]...
NEW YORK -- Carson Benge’s two-way journey is over before ever really beginning. Benge, the Mets’ first-round Draft pick earlier this month who pitched and hit at Oklahoma State, has decided to become a full-time outfielder now that he’s officially signed to his first professional contract. Upon putting ink to...
NEW YORK – The Yankees envision Ben Hess developing into a front-line big league starting pitcher, and their first-round selection in this year’s MLB Draft is eager to make good on those projections. Hess, a 21-year-old right-hander from the University of Alabama, agreed to a below-slot $2,747,500 bonus after being...
Nationals 2024 Draft pick Caleb Lomavita is joined by GM Mike Rizzo and others to discuss what the expectations are for the future
No. 24 overall pick Cam Caminiti discusses signing with the Braves, his overall development in baseball and more
White Sox senior advisor of pitching, Brian Bannister, discusses drafting Hagen Smith, the quality of his stuff and more
Outfielder and Third Baseman Charlie Condon discusses what he is excited about after being drafted number 3 overall by the Rockies
PJ Morlando talks about focusing on his progress, taking every opportunity to learn and wearing his Marlins chain for Jazz Chisholm Jr.
WASHINGTON -- The Padres’ aggressive Draft plan appears to be paying off. San Diego has agreed to deals with a number of its top picks, per MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis, including first-rounder Kash Mayfield, a left-hander out of Elk City High School in Oklahoma. Mayfield will receive a $3.44 million...
WASHINGTON -- Catcher Caleb Lomavita has been eager to get back on the field. He flew from Hawaii to Washington, D.C., to do so -- during batting practice after officially signing with the Nationals before the club's 12-3 loss to the Padres on Wednesday night.
KANSAS CITY -- Not 10 minutes after Jac Caglianone heard the Royals call his name No. 6 overall in the 2024 MLB Draft, his phone dinged with a text from a number with a Texas area code. It was Bobby Witt Jr., the face of the Royals’ present and future....
ARLINGTON -- Malcolm Moore grew up in Northern California. He watched Bruce Bochy’s Giants teams win three World Series in the 2010s, and looked up to legendary catcher Buster Posey On Wednesday afternoon, Moore -- the Rangers’ first-round pick out of Stanford University -- took batting practice at Globe Life...
This story was excerpted from Maria Guardado’s Giants Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Giants fans won’t have to wait much longer to see James Tibbs III in action. Ten days after being selected with the 13th overall...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Dante Nori said last week that he could not wait to start his professional baseball career. He will be in Clearwater, Fla., soon enough. The Phillies announced on Tuesday afternoon that they have signed Nori, whom was selected with the 27th overall pick in the 2024 Draft. MLB.com’s...
SEATTLE -- Jurrangelo Cijntje taught himself to throw right-handed when his father -- a professional catcher in the Netherlands -- told him that lefties couldn’t catch. The young Cijntje almost did too good a job. Moving from Curacao to Miami to play high school ball at Champagnat Catholic in Hialeah,...
CHICAGO -- One is a speedy, 17-year-old outfielder from Southeast Texas who was one of the youngest players eligible for this year’s MLB Draft. The other is a 21-year-old, power-hitting first baseman from Northern California coming off the pinnacle of amateur baseball -- a College World Series win with the...
Hagen Smith, the left-handed pitcher out of Arkansas selected No. 5 overall in the 2024 Draft by the White Sox, signed with the team for $8 million, per MLB.com’s Jim Callis. The slot value at No. 5 was $7,763,700, with the White Sox overall pool checking in at $14,593,300. -...
The St. Louis Cardinals announced they have signed their first-round Draft pick (seventh overall) in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft, shortstop JJ Wetherholt out of West Virginia University. Wetherholt, a Pittsburgh-area native who attended Mars Area High School, played three seasons for the Mountaineers slashing .370/.468/.625/1.093 with 29 home...
The Nationals introduce 2024 Draft picks Seaver King and Kevin Bazzell, outlining the next steps for the new players
No. 1 overall pick Travis Bazzana, Chris Antonetti and Stephen Vogt discuss Bazzana agreeing to terms with the Guardians on a contract
Orioles Draft signees infielder Griff O’Ferrall, catcher Ethan Anderson discuss signing with the Orioles and more
White Sox Director of Amateur Scouting Mike Shirley discusses their picks for day 3 of the 2024 MLB Draft
The Red Sox drafted D'Angelo Ortiz, the son of legendary DH David Ortiz
D-backs director of amateur scouting Ian Rebhan talks about Day 3 of the MLB Draft
Brewers vice president of domestic scouting Tod Johnson talks about Day 3 of the MLB Draft and more
Director of amateur scouting Frankie Piliere talks about Day 3 of the MLB Draft and more
Padres vice president of amateur & international scouting Chris Kemp discusses Day 3 of the MLB Draft
Twins vice president of amateur scouting, Sean Johnson, discusses day three of the MLB Draft