A report on Tuesday says the Padres are among the teams that have violated Major League Baseball rules in dealings with underage players in Latin America.
A lengthy story in USA Today on MLB teams reaching informal agreements with players as young as 12 identified the Padres as having backed out of such deals with two players from the Dominican Republic in April.
Padres international scouting director Chris Kemp, who is named in the report, did not respond to a message seeking comment. The Padres responded to an inquiry with the following statement:
“We are confident in the work being done by our baseball operations team and international scouting department, and we go to great lengths to follow the applicable guidelines and policies set forth by the league.