Venezuelan catcher for MLB’s Chicago Cubs; All-Star in 2018, 2019
Major League Baseball has proposed cutting the U.S./Canada and international amateur drafts to 12 rounds beginning in 2027, with $200 million signing pools per draft and hard caps. The plan would raise eligible ages for amateur and international players, boost free-agency timing, and begin the international draft no earlier than Sept. 2027; negotiations continue.
Contreras has been bruised by a pitch in Boston, with X-rays negative. He is day-to-day as Boston prepares for a weekend series in Tampa, while seeking to protect their lineup for a potential October run.