Report: MLB probes Red Sox’s international deals

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The Boston Red Sox are under investigation by Major League Baseball for possibly circumventing the rules on signing international players, according to a Baseball America report.

The investigation is centered on the Red Sox’s 2015 international signings of multiple Venezuelan players, according to Baseball America.

The report is looking into package deals in which several players from the same trainer were signed by Boston. While package deals are not outlawed by MLB, they can allow teams to get around international bonus pool rules as a …

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