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.

Next stop on Leodalis De Vries’ fast track: Big-league spring training. The 18-year-old shortstop highlights the Padres’ 28 non-roster invitees to big league camp. Other noteworthy players ...

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 ...

It will be hard for Leodalis De Vries to top his first calendar year as a professional, but the Padres will certainly give him the opportunity. The 18-year-old switch-hitting shortstop headlines ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MLB released the updated MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects rankings for 2025, with San Diego Padres prospect Leodalis De Vries making the biggest jump. The Padres prospect entered the top 5 list at ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.