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Blue Jays spend last of their international bonus pool money on a complete unknown

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The Toronto Blue Jays had some money they needed to spend and so they spent in on a 17-year-old left handed pitcher that hardly anyone has ever heard of. 6-foot-6 Celwin Hurkmans from the Netherlands signed a minor league deal with Toronto earlier this month, according to the team's transactions page.

But when you click on Hurkman's player profile, almost nothing comes up - aside from his full name: Celwin Willem Adrianus Theodorus Hurkmans. So what can we find out about the newest Blue Jay?

Blue Jays spend last of their international bonus pool money on a complete unknown

The reason his player profile page is blank is because Hurmans has never pitched in North America.