Major League Baseball’s international signing period opens today for the 2026 class, which means prospects can officially sign their contracts.
For Baseball America subscribers, we have full breakdowns of the signing classes for all 30 teams, including scouting reports on the top players for each organization, other big names to know and lower-profile players to watch who could be sleepers.
The 2025 international signing class packed an infusion of talent into the lower levels of the Marlins’ farm system, particularly on the pitching side. While the headliner of the class was shortstop Andrew Salas, Miami’s Dominican Summer League clubs were loaded with talented arms, including righthander Kevin Defrank, who is already a top 10 prospect in the organization. Righthanders Pedro Montero and Adrian Peña are two other big arms from that class, as was righthander Adriano Marrero, who was traded to the Dodgers last month for Esteury Ruiz. Shortstop Luis Arana joins Salas as another position prospect from Miami’s 2025 class who ranks among their top 30 prospects. In 2026, the Marlins have more quality arms, though it’s the position players leading the way this year.
Venezuelan shortstop Santiago Solarte, signing for $1 million, has some of the biggest upside in the 2026 international class. He has a tall, rangy frame at 6-foot-6, 210 pounds with explosive athleticism, which shows up with his bat speed and ability to crush balls with some of the best raw power in the class from the left side of the plate. Given his physical upside, it’s an easy projection to plus raw power that could end up being a plus-plus tool. Players as big and long-limbed as Solarte typically have holes that lead to swing-and-miss, which probably will come with the territory for him. Even with some length to his stroke, Solarte is able to keep his swing relatively clean for a young hitter his size, giving him a better chance to tap into his power in games. There aren’t many shortstops who are as tall as Solarte, and he could end up moving off the position. But for a young player his size, he’s remarkably coordinated. He’s a fluid, graceful mover at shortstop, where he has the athleticism, actions, body control and above-average arm that will give him a chance to stay at the position at higher levels.
Another $1 million signing, Dominican shortstop Ronny Muñoz, is one of the most dynamic, explosive athletes in the 2026 class. There isn’t a ton of physical projection remaining at 5-foot-11, 175 pounds, but he has powerful lower-half athleticism with plus-plus speed. That explosiveness is evident at the plate with his hand speed and ability to whistle the barrel through the zone in a hurry from the right side. Muñoz will have to make adjustments to swing at better pitches and make more contact, but he can produce loud, long line drives with home run power to his pull side when he’s on time. In the field, Muñoz has the hands, quick footwork and agility to stick in the middle infield, whether it ends up being at shortstop or second base long term.
Catcher Francisco Del Campo, signing for $400,000, is one of the top Mexican prospects for 2026. Del Campo, who played for Mexico at the U-15 World Cup in 2024, is 6-foot-1, 210 pounds with a righthanded swing that’s short, simple and balanced. He recognizes pitches well, has good bat-to-ball skills and strength, though with a flatter path that doesn’t lend itself to much loft yet. His hands work well behind the plate, he has a clean transfer and his arm strength has ticked up considerably over the past couple years to become at least an average tool.
Dominican shortstop Maikel Acosta turns 17 in July, so he’s on the younger end of the class, and with a slender 6-foot-2, 160-pound frame, his present strength is behind the top players in the class. However, his combination of defense at a premium position and bat control makes him a breakout candidate who started to get more attention later in the scouting process. Signing for $225,000, Acosta is a true shortstop who is athletic with a quick first step, plus speed, agile footwork and soft hands to go with an above-average arm that should climb higher once he fills out. Acosta is a longer-limbed hitter, but his swing has good sequence and he puts balls in play at a high clip. It’s mostly singles with occasional gap shots now, so getting stronger will be critical and could help him take off in the next few years.
Dominican outfielder Ezequiel Jaime is 5-foot-11, 210 pounds, a strong, compact build in right field. His best tool is an elite arm—it draws some 80 grades already—with explosiveness that also shows in his bat speed and power. It’s a sound lefthanded swing too, and while there isn’t much physical projection remaining, he has performed well against live pitching as an amateur.
Dominican shortstop/outfielder Michael De La Cruz is a cousin of Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz. He’s 6-foot-3, 170 pounds, an expandable frame with a pair of plus tools in his speed and arm strength. A switch-hitter, De La Cruz has some rawness to his game on both sides of the ball, but he has loose, fluid actions at the plate and in the field with the physical upside to grow into significant power.
Dominican righthander Eliezer Peralta, signing for $275,000, is a strong, burly 6-foot-2, 210 pounds with a fastball up to 93 mph. It’s a big build with the look of a pitcher who should get wider and could end up with another 30-plus pounds to add more power behind a high-spin fastball. Peralta has impressive body control to repeat his delivery and throw strikes, showing feel for both his slider and changeup.
Dominican outfielder Carlos De Los Santos ($475,000) turns 17 in June, putting him on the younger end of the class, but he already stands out for his athleticism and wheels. He’s 6-foot, 170 pounds and glides around in center field with plus-plus speed and a quick first step. De Los Santos is a premium athlete with an aggressive offensive approach that he will have to rein in and is an explosive mover with some bigger moving parts to his righthanded stroke.
Enyer Antonio, a shortstop/outfielder from the Dominican Republic signing for $450,000, is a lean 6-foot-2, 175 pounds with long limbs, above-average speed and arm strength. There’s a lot of physical upside remaining in his thin, athletic build and he shows good bat-to-ball skills with gap power that should rise as he packs on more weight.
Dominican shortstop Bernardo Doc has a long, ultra-skinny build at 6-foot-3 and just 150 pounds. There’s a lot of room for Doc to add much-needed weight and strength, but he already moves around with ease at shortstop, where he has smooth actions, good body control and an arm that’s flashing above-average and could end up a plus to plus-plus tool once he’s physically mature, to the point where pitching could be a fallback option. His athleticism and defense stand out the most, though he has made strides with his bat-to-ball skills heading into 2026.
Righthander Evan Da Souza, signing for $250,000, is one of the top pitchers in Nicaragua for 2026. Young for the class—he turns 17 in July—Da Souza is 6-foot-3, 190 pounds and already reaches 93 mph with the strength projection for mid-90s or better velocity to come. It’s a fastball that rides up in the zone and pairs well with his curveball, which is ahead of his changeup. His control is inconsistent, but he’s athletic with good body control and a sound delivery.
Dominican lefthander Onardi Santos is 6-foot-6, 215 pounds, an enormous frame but he’s still 16 until July, making him young for the 2026 class. For such a young, tall pitcher, Santos has sound, repeatable mechanics and he pitches off a lively fastball up to 90 mph. The fastball has good riding life at the top of the zone and is his best pitch ahead of his slider and changeup.
The biggest X-factor in the Marlins class—and one of the most fascinating players in the entire 2026 international class—is Dominican righthander Justin Batista. He’s 6 feet, 135 pounds, yet despite his smaller, extremely slight frame, he has extraordinary arm speed to pitch in the low 90s and already reach 95 mph. A pitcher who weighs 135 pounds throwing that hard is a jarring, startling contrast, but he’s an extreme quick-twitch mover to generate big velocity. It’s a high-spin fastball and high-spin breaking stuff, as well, so while it will be critical for Batista to pack on more weight, the foundation of stuff and athleticism is exciting to dream on.