If the Atlanta Braves excel at one thing, it’s finding top international prospects and signing them young. Andruw Jones, who was from Curacao, and Ronald Acuña, Jr., the Venezuela native, headline the Braves’ most famous international pieces, but another is trying to find his way onto that list.
According to Francys Romero, the Braves top international signing from this year’s class, 17-year-old Diego Tornes, has been selected to the Dominican Summer League All-Star Game.
The top Atlanta Braves' 2025 international prospect signee has added a minor league All-Star selection to his resume. According to baseball reporter Francys Romero, outfielder prospect Diego Tornes is heading to the Dominican Summer League All-Star Game.
For years, the Braves were hampered by international signing restrictions, a big factor in why the farm system is hurting the way it is right now. However, those days are in the rearview, and Atlanta’s 2025 international class is already making an impact, particularly 16-year-old switch-hitting outfielder Diego Tornes.
Diego Tornes has gotten his professional career off to a promising start. The Atlanta Braves' top outfielder prospect (No. 15 overall in their system) is batting .346 with a .962 OPS in his first 13 games of his career down in the Dominican Summer League, a complex league equivalent level of the minors.
Diego Tornes has gotten his professional career off to a promising start. The Atlanta Braves top outfielder prospect (No. 15 overall in their system) is batting .346 with a .962 OPS in his first 13 games of his career down in the complex league.
Recently signed Atlanta Braves outfield prospect Diego Tornes is already a top player in their system. Baseball America has ranked him in their top-15 Braves prospects. Knowing how pitcher-heavy the Braves system is, he's automatically one of their top position player prospects overall.