SF Giants sign highly touted shortstop Luis Hernandez, top player in 2026 international signing class

For a second consecutive year, the Giants have added the top position player of the international signing class by signing shortstop Luis Hernandez during a ceremony at the team’s Felipe Alou Baseball Academy in the Dominican Republic.

San Francisco’s addition of Hernandez comes exactly one year after they signed switch-hitting shortstop Josuar Gonzalez, who has drawn comparisons to Francisco Lindor.

Hernandez reportedly received a $5 million signing bonus, the largest bonus of the...