Los Angeles Dodgers Sign First Ever Baseball Player From South Sudan Los Angeles Dodgers Sign First Player From South Sudan

The Los Angeles Dodgers are signing the first ever player from South Sudan with a 17-year-old prospect and right-handed pitcher.

The Los Angeles Dodgers made history on Saturday with the signing of 17-year-old Joseph Deng, a right-handed pitcher from South Sudan. Deng becomes the first player from South Sudan to sign a professional baseball contract,

The Dodgers have been in the news recently, in case you hadn’t noticed. In October, they won their first full-season World Series title in 36 years. The following month, they signed two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell to a five-year,