Phillies Sign 11-YO 6th Grader For $1.8M Bonus, Leave MLB World Furious

Phillies Sign 11-YO 6th Grader For $1.8M Bonus, Leave MLB World Furious

The Philadelphia Phillies signs an 11-year-old Venezuelan shortstop, breaking MLB records. Fans are not happy with the news.

Phillies reach a pre-agreement with 11-year old Venezuelan shortstop David Basabe

The Phillies reportedly reached a pre-agreement with an 11-year-old kid, and if that sentence doesn’t make you do a double take, you haven’t been paying attention to how insane the international market has become. According to reports, Philadelphia has a $1.8 million pre-agreement in place with Venezuelan shortstop David Basabe, a member of the 2031 international class. He is 11 years old, in sixth grade and a member of the 2031 class. Let that …

Phillies Make History With $1.8M Pre-Agreement for 11-Year-Old David Basabe

Boy, you thought baseball parents were bad before… well, they’re about to get worse. The Philadelphia Phillies have reached a pre-agreement with Venezuelan shortstop David Basabe for a reported $1.8 million bonus. The international signing itself isn’t all that surprising, the age is. Basabe is only 11 years old. Yes. Eleven. That sound you just heard? Every travel-ball parent in America scrambling to update their kid’s recruiting profile and fi…

Phillies Sign 11-Year-Old Venezuelan Shortstop

The Phillies Reportedly Reached a Pre-Agreement with an 11-Year-Old Kid - is He Elite, or "Not Elite?"

Meantime: The Philadelphia Phillies have reached a pre-agreement with Venezuelan shortstop David Basabe, a member of the 2031 international class, for a $1.8 million bonus.At just 11 years old, Basabe becomes the youngest player in history to secure a pre-agreement with a Major League… pic.twitter.com/brX4NTYqfN— Wilber Sánchez (@wilberdata) February 17, 2026 “The agreement sets a new benchmark in the international market and places David Basab…