Marlins sign Cuban freeagent Mesa brothers

MIAMI (AP) >> Top international free agent Victor Victor Mesa and younger brother, Victor Jr., both outfielders from Cuba, have signed with the Miami Marlins.

The agreements were announced at a news conference Monday. The Mesas were recently declared free agents by Major League Baseball, and the Marlins had been widely viewed as front-runners to sign them.

The 22-year-old Victor Victor Mesa started playing in Cuba’s top league at 16 and is considered a speedy defensive standout. He played for Cuba in the 2017 World Baseball Classic and went 3 for 7 with two doubles and three RBIs in six games.

His 17-year-old brother is a switch-hitter who starred for Cuba’s 18U national team. Both left Cuba last spring to pursue major league careers, and two weeks ago the brothers tried out for major league scouts at Marlins Park. BOSTON (AP) >> Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw got an early look at Fenway Park, working out in shorts in the bullpen ahead of Tuesday night’s World Series opener.

The Dodgers arrived in Boston on Sunday, a day after winning the NL pennant. Kershaw tossed a perfect ninth inning in a 5-1 Game 7 victory at Milwaukee, striking out two batters and throwing 15 pitches.

Los Angeles had one scheduled workout at Fenway before facing the Red Sox. That session was set for late on Monday afternoon.

Kershaw has never pitched at Fenway and is expected to start the opener. The 30-year-old lefthander’s workout was caught by a video camera and posted by MLB.com.