And in 2024, it was no different. The Padres signed 17-year-old Dominican Republic shortstop Leodalis De Vries. De Vries is already considered a top-100 prospect, according to Baseball America.

A little more than 48 hours after Leodalis De Vries officially signed with the Padres, he’s now also officially a Top 100 prospect. It’s a high ranking for 17-year-old shortstop who has yet to ...

Last summer, De Vries spent his first professional campaign with Low-A Lake Elsinore. Across 75 games, De Vries held a .237/.361/.441 slash line with 22 doubles and 11 home runs. He swiped 13 bags ...

Leodalis De Vries continues to pile up firsts. The 17-year-old shortstop drove in the first four runs of his career while collecting two hits in low Single-A Lake Elsinore’s 12-10 loss at Rancho ...

On the field, Leodalis De Vries quickly impressed Bogaerts. Off it, the 17-year-old told the major-league veteran he was trying to secure travel visas for his family in the Dominican Republic.

A right shoulder strain ended Leodalis De Vries’ first professional season in mid August. A left shoulder injury slowed his onboarding at Low-A Lake Elsinore in May. What occurred in between ...

Leodalis De Vries is beginning to check off a number of firsts. A day after making his professional debut with low Single-A Lake Elsinore, the 17-year-old shortstop collected his first single ...

Headlined by a pair of teenagers working their way through the minor league ranks rather quickly, the Padres have reloaded ...

The Padres have extended De Vries an invitation to major-league camp during spring training. De Vries is only 18 and spent the entirety of the 2024 season at Single-A Lake Elsinore, so he is not ...

Padres young prospect Leodalis De Vries has been working out with Cleveland Guardians All-Star third baseman José Ramírez. New San Diego Padres top prospect Leodalis De Vries feels lucky to be a ...

De Vries is slashing .266/.389/.506 with five home runs, five steals and a 23.2 percent strikeout rate in his last 20 games for Single-A Lake Elsinore. The consensus top prospect in this year's ...