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Introducing Top Prospect Leonardo Molina to Yankees Fans After $1.4 Million Deal

class="ui-droppable">The New York Yankees have signed 16-year-old Dominican outfielder Leonardo Molina—the No. 5 prospect in this year’s international class—for $1.4 million, according to Ben Badler of Baseball America.

While it was originally reported that the Yankees were interested in Molina headed into the signing period, they were forced to wait until today, his 16th birthday, to make it official.

Molina wasn’t as well known as many of the other top prospects in this year’s J2 (an abbreviation given to the international prospect class due to the start of the signing period on July 2), but he made a strong impression on those in attendance for the Dominican Prospect League’s Louisville Slugger Tournament ...

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