A complete history of Miami Marlins international free agent signings

There is plenty of historical information available online about what the Miami Marlins have done in the MLB Draft through the years. However, details are much more sparse about their acquisition of talent from foreign countries even though those free agents also have a massive impact on the franchise. Fish On First is taking steps to remedy that with this guide.

All of the players covered in here resided outside of the United States and Canada and were considered "amateurs" by Major League Baseball at the time of their signing—the Marlins were the first major league organization to ink them to a minor league contract. The likelihood of an international signee making it to the majors is extremely low. Most of them never even play for a full-season MiLB affiliate. On the other hand, a few of the greatest players in Marlins history took this route. That's the kind of volatility you get when rolling the dice on teenagers (some as young as 16).

International free agency has been around throughout the Marlins' existence, but the bonus pool system was only introduced in 2012. Under the terms of the 2012-16 MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement, teams were able to exceed their bonus pool as long as they were willing to pay a luxury tax for doing so. Since 2017, spending has been hard-capped with all bonuses greater than $10,000 counting against a team's pool, though teams are allowed to trade for additional bonus pool space (as the Marlins did several times in 2018, for example).

Traditionally, new international signing periods opened on July 2 and ran through June 15 of the following year. The calendar shifted following the COVID pandemic in 2020. Signing periods now open on January 15 and run through December 15.

I have created tables for each Marlins signing class of the "bonus pool era" with players listed in alphabetical order. The highlighted names went on to have MLB careers. I also included the name and title of the Marlins executive who was leading the club's international operations department on signing day. That doesn't mean they deserve all of the credit/blame for the class. Agreements with players are routinely reached far in advance of when they're eligible to sign, so execs find themselves honoring commitments made by their predecessors regardless of whether they would have pursued those players on their own.

• 2026
• 2025
• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2020-21
• 2019-20
• 2018-19
• 2017-18
• 2016-17
• 2015-16
• 2014-15
• 2013-14
• 2012-13
• Pre-bonus pool era

2026

Director of international scouting: David Hernandez-Beayne

Total bonus pool: $7,357,100

2025

Director of international scouting: David Hernandez-Beayne

Total bonus pool: $7,555,500 (traded away $250,000)

*Born in Italy

2024

Assistant general manager overseeing international operations: Oz Ocampo

Total bonus pool: $6,520,000

2023

Senior director of international operations: Adrian Lorenzo

Total bonus pool: $6,366,900

*Switched to full-time pitcher in 2025

2022

Senior director of international operations: Adrian Lorenzo

Total bonus pool: $5,721,200

*Converted to pitcher in 2025

**As of January 2026, has only been used as a pitcher

2020-21

International scouting director: Fernando Seguignol

Total bonus pool: $6,431,000

2019-20

International scouting director: Fernando Seguignol

Original bonus pool: $5,939,800 (traded for an additional $250,000)

2018-19

International scouting director: Fernando Seguignol

Original bonus pool: $6,025,400 (traded for an additional $2,500,000)

2017-18

Director of international operations: Albert Gonzalez

Total bonus pool: $5,250,000

2016-17

Director of international operations: Albert Gonzalez

Total bonus pool: $3,569,600

2015-16

Director of international operations: Albert Gonzalez

Total bonus pool: $2,779,300

2014-15

Director of international operations: Albert Gonzalez

Total bonus pool: $4,622,400

2013-14

Director of international operations: Albert Gonzalez

Total bonus pool: $2,695,200

2012-13

Director of international operations: Albert Gonzalez

Total bonus pool: $2,900,000

Pre-bonus pool era

The following players signed by the Marlins as international amateur free agents between the franchise's inception and June 25, 2012 went on to have MLB careers (some more notable than others):