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Baseball player Eric Pardinho poses for a picture wearing his new team uniform, after a signing contract in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, July 6, 2017. Brazil's 16-year-old baseball wonder signed with Toronto Blue Jays. He will spend some time in the Dominican Republic in his initial minor league steps towards Major League Baseball. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Pardinho, 16-year-old Brazilian pitcher, gets $1.4M bonus

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In this June 23, 2017 photo, baseball player Eric Pardinho, left, practices in Ibiuna, Brazil. Pardinho is a rare baseball player in a soccer-crazed nation where few young people even own mitts or bats.(AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil’s 16-year-old baseball wonder turning MLB heads

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press