Isan Diaz became the highest-selected Puerto Rican player in the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft last Thursday after being picked by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second round, 70th pick overall. Diaz is represented by Melvin Roman, the owner and CEO of MDR Sports Management. He is the firm’s third client to be chosen in the […]
MDR Sports Management, a full-service sports management firm representing baseball player with a specialization in Latin American players, has signed a seven new baseball players as clients in the past six months. The addition of those seven players means that MDR’s current client base has reached a total of seventy-one players under contract with the […]
Many players selected by MLB organizations have signed since the 2013 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft ended roughly a month ago. Just yesterday, the 2013-14 international signing period began, and already, certain players have also signed agreements with MLB clubs. This can understandably be quite a busy time of year for a baseball agency that represents many Latin […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks have re-signed Puerto Rican catcher and MDR Sports Management client Wil Nieves to a one-year, $800,000 contract. “I would like to thank the Diamondbacks organization for placing their trust in me again,” said Nieves following the announcement of his new deal with the Diamondbacks. “I am happy and confident that we have a […]
MDR Sports Management is the only baseball representation firm in Puerto Rico and Latin America representing Hispanic players. Baseball agent Melvin Roman founded the company in 2006 after serving as Vice President of Latin America Baseball for the now defunct CSMG Sports in Chicago, Illinois. At CSMG, Roman assisted in negotiating mega contracts for MLB players like Edgar […]