The catcher's father, Robert Saucedo, was a first baseman who occasionally filled in behind the plate during a 21-year playing career in the minors and Mexico. He spent the 1995 and 1996 seasons in the lower-level minor leagues with the then-California Angels.

Baseball fans erupt after the Dodgers sign Kyle Tucker, reigniting backlash over MLB’s lack of a salary cap and runaway payrolls

8:53pm: Kyle Tucker is in agreement on a deal with the Dodgers, reports ESPN’s Jeff Passan. It’s a short-term contract, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post.

Their early reported international signing on Thursday, the day the int'l window opened, was a shortstop, 6-foot-3 Ezequiel Melbourne. He's a 16-year old from the Dominican Republic. His signing bonus, according to MLB.com, is $747,500, a potential bargain for the guy they rank the No. 29 player in his class.

LA signed switch-hitting shortstop Ezequiel Melbourne plus several international prospects as MLB’s signing period opened.

The Major League Baseball off-season contracts are in full swing, the latest being the Los Angeles Dodgers' signing of the veteran infielder Andy Ibáñ.

The Dodgers have a move up their sleeve that would make them even more of a favorite to win the World Series once again.