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Red Sox become 1st MLB team to sign Tibetan-born player

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The Boston Red Sox are looking far into the future with their latest signing.

The team has signed 16-year-old catcher Qiang Ba Ren Zeng, according to the Boston Globe's Pete Abraham. He is the first Tibetan to be signed to a MLB team, though his path to the majors will be a long one.

Zeng was selected to China's under-18 team when he was 15 after taking part in a MLB-sponsored academy. He will apparently take part in MLB's Instructional League this fall.

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