The international amateur signing period typically opened on July 2nd (hence the common Inside Baseball shorthand “J2 signee”) was delayed due to COVID-19 challenges in winter of 2020 and once again in 2021, creating the confusing beginning of the official “2021” signing class this January 15th, 2022. If the day were an actual deadline MLB treated seriously, that might have caused some turmoil, however every club typically agrees to deals with these players well ahead of the actual allowed opening of negotiations. This means we’ve known for months the names listed below were going to be Seattle Mariners, however today it is official and legal!
Mariners open 2020-21 international amateur signing period with three seven-figure deals
