Ángel Montás is 15 years old. On September 29, playing for the Dominican Republic against Japan — the defending champions — at the 2026 WBSC U-15 World Cup in Mexico, he stepped to the plate and hit a two-run home run. The Dominican Republic won 2-1. Montás finished the game with two walks and two runs scored, and the DR jumped to first place in the tournament standings.
The next day, a coach named Ángelo Ramos — who has 25 years in player development and whose academy ASL won a national championship in 2026 — posted something you don’t hear often about a teenager: that Montás is a ‘generational hitter’ with the power of Aaron Judge. The Toronto Blue Jays already have a verbal agreement in place worth up to $5.7 million. They’re just waiting for him to turn 16.
What He Did Against Japan — and Why It Matters
This wasn’t a warmup game. The Dominican Republic entered ranked 12th in the world in the U-15 category and faced Japan, the tournament favorite and reigning champion. Montás homered, walked twice, and scored twice in a one-run game the DR had to win.
Baseball America’s Ben Badler — the most respected international prospect reporter in the business — noted in real time that Montás leads the Dominican Republic in extra-base hits at the tournament. He’s not just surviving the U-15 World Cup. He’s his team’s best hitter at the event scouts from every MLB organization are watching most closely at this age level.
‘In 25 Years, I’ve Never Seen a Talent Like Him’
Ángelo Ramos, whose connection to the ASL academy gives him a front-row seat to elite amateur development, shared two lines that have been making the rounds. According to a tweet from @wilberdata, Ramos said: ‘In my 25 years of experience working with players, I have never seen a talent like him. Many players have power, but they lack discipline. He has both. He is a generational hitter — it’s like combining the power of Aaron Judge with…’
The quote cuts off there. The tweet is truncated before the second name in the comparison, so we’re not going to guess or fill it in. But the first part stands on its own: a man with 25 years in player development comparing the offensive profile of a 15-year-old to Aaron Judge isn’t something that happens every day.
One note on sourcing: Ramos doesn’t have a verified profile in established baseball media outlets, and his credentials come from the same tweet — so read this as a voice from the academy and amateur development world, not a certified MLB scout. That said, the fact that this conversation is happening in real time, at a tournament surrounded by real MLB scouts watching Montás perform, gives it weight.
Why Toronto Already Has $5.7 Million on the Table
The scouting profile backs up the buzz. Montás stands 6-foot-2, 185 pounds, plays third base and the outfield, bats left-handed, and is from Santo Domingo. He belongs to the 2028 international signing class — meaning the earliest any contract can be made official is January 2028, when he turns 16 and the international signing window opens.
Multiple MLB insiders reported a verbal agreement between Montás and the Blue Jays — worth between $5.5 and $5.7 million — beginning in August 2026. Neither side has confirmed it publicly, which is standard for these deals. Verbal agreements in the international market carry real weight, but it’s not ink on paper yet.
Perfect Game, one of the most respected scouting platforms for young prospects, grades him at:
- 70+ in power
- 60+ in contact
- 60+ in arm strength
That combination — above-average grades across all three tools at 15 — is rare. Exit velocity numbers from amateur scouting platforms have also drawn attention, though those figures come from tools not certified by Statcast or Trackman, so treat them as reference points rather than official data.
What is official: he’s at the U-15 World Cup, he’s hitting, and the baseball world is watching.
