{"id":135791,"date":"2026-01-16T06:25:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T06:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/135791\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T06:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T06:25:14","slug":"angels-ink-dominican-shortstop-jeyson-horton-for-2-million-daily-breeze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/135791\/","title":{"rendered":"Angels ink Dominican shortstop Jeyson Horton for $2\u00a0million \u2013 Daily Breeze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Angels signed Dominican <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/francysromeroFR\/status\/2011815889851559942?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">shortstop Jeyson Horton<\/a> on Thursday, the first day of the international signing period.<\/p>\n<p>Horton is ranked as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/milb\/prospects\/2026\/international\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No. 9 overall international prospect by MLB Pipeline<\/a>, making him the highest ranked of the 14 players the Angels inked on signing day.<\/p>\n<p>Horton reportedly received a bonus of $2 million, which accounts for the largest chunk of their $6.7\u00a0million limit.<\/p>\n<p>Horton was initially expected to sign with the New York Yankees before landing with the Angels. He is projected as a speedy, glove-first middle infielder.<\/p>\n<p>The Angels also signed <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BenBadler\/status\/2011822735333171585?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dominican outfielder Carlos Castillo<\/a> and Dominican outfielder Anderson Rodriguez. Castillo received $1 million.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez is the son of Henry Rodriguez, who spent 11 years in the majors. He is already 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds, with a powerful left-handed swing, according to Baseball America.<\/p>\n<p>The highest-rated pitcher the Angels signed was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BenBadler\/status\/2011819832891559942?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dominican right-hander Kendri Fa\u00f1a<\/a> (No. 46).<\/p>\n<p>The Angels also signed right-handers <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TaylorBlakeWard\/status\/2011844658335539710?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Steuri Amancio<\/a> (Dominican Republic), Victor De La Cruz (Panama), <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TaylorBlakeWard\/status\/2011838865070522612?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Anderson Encarnacion<\/a> (Dominican Republic), <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TaylorBlakeWard\/status\/2011837820948922456?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Alexander Garcia<\/a> (Dominican Republic) and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TaylorBlakeWard\/status\/2011837254944374824?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hollis Watson<\/a> (Colombia); shortstops <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TaylorBlakeWard\/status\/2011841844980875419?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Juan Cespedes<\/a> (Dominican Republic), <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TaylorBlakeWard\/status\/2011842015986876623?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">David Manzueta<\/a> (Dominican Republic) and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TaylorBlakeWard\/status\/2011835330912272838?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wilker Rosales<\/a> (Venezuela); outfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TaylorBlakeWard\/status\/2011841782494212317?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Adonafer Reyes<\/a> (Dominican Republic) and catcher <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TaylorBlakeWard\/status\/2011835817065660529?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Yonathan Aro<\/a> (Venezuela).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Angels signed Dominican shortstop Jeyson Horton on Thursday, the first day of the international signing period. 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