Venezuela Area Scout (Maracay)

Baltimore Orioles; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Baltimore Orioles is seeking a Venezuela Area Scout to cover a defined territory in Latin America, identify amateur talent, and deliver well-supported recommendations to shape the club's signing strategy.

The role reports to the Director, Latin American Scouting, requires fluency in English and Spanish, willingness to travel internationally, and strong collaboration with cross-functional Baseball Operations teams.

Qualifications

• Bilingual English/Spanish required and capable of communicating with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to travel internationally and domestically for extended periods; willingness to work long and flexible hours.
• Relocation may be required based on organizational needs.
• Strong baseball knowledge from both scouting and statistical perspectives.
• Independent judgment and ability to multitask; excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and to coordinate with Baseball Operations, Scouting, and Player Development.
• Must be able to obtain travel documentation if needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain thorough coverage of the assigned scouting territory.
• Identify, evaluate, and follow current and future prospects with professional potential.
• Create accurate, timely, and detailed player evaluation reports using the Club's scouting systems and standards.
• Maintain schedules, lists, charts, medical information, video analysis, and other prospect-related records.
• Gather background information through relationships with players, families, coaches, agents, and medical staff.
• Monitor player performance and development, communicating updates promptly.
• Collaborate with crosscheckers, Scouting leadership, R&D, and Baseball Operations staff.
• Present clear, well-supported player recommendations during scouting meetings and draft preparation.
• Attend games, workouts, showcases, tournaments, and other scouting activities.
• Build a strong professional network within the territory and protect confidential information.

Skills

English & Spanish fluency

Tools

TrackMan data interpretation

Rapsodo data interpretation

Job description

ROLE OVERVIEW / DESCRIPCIÓN GENERAL DEL PUESTO

To support the International Scouting Department by covering a territory and identifying and evaluating amateur talent within an assigned territory, developing trusted relationships, and delivering clear, well-supported recommendations that help shape the Club's signing strategy and future.

Brindar apoyo al Departamento de Scouting Internacional mediante la cobertura de un territorio asignado, identificando y evaluando talento amateur dentro de dicho territorio, desarrollando relaciones de confianza y proporcionando recomendaciones claras y bien fundamentadas que contribuyan a definir la estrategia de firmas y el futuro del Club.

VENEZUELA AREA SCOUT / SCOUT DE ÁREA — VENEZUELA

Job Title / Título del puesto: Venezuela Area Scout / Scout de Área — Venezuela

Department / Departamento: Baseball Operations — International Scouting / Operaciones de Béisbol — Scouting Internacional

Location / Ubicación: Venezuela

Reports To / Reporta a: Director, Latin American Scouting / Director de Scouting de Latinoamérica

ROLE OVERVIEW / DESCRIPCIÓN GENERAL DEL PUESTO

To support the International Scouting Department by covering a territory and identifying and evaluating amateur talent within an assigned territory, developing trusted relationships, and delivering clear, well-supported recommendations that help shape the Club's signing strategy and future.

Brindar apoyo al Departamento de Scouting Internacional mediante la cobertura de un territorio asignado, identificando y evaluando talento amateur dentro de dicho territorio, desarrollando relaciones de confianza y proporcionando recomendaciones claras y bien fundamentadas que contribuyan a definir la estrategia de firmas y el futuro del Club.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES / RESPONSABILIDADES PRINCIPALES

Primary duties to include, but not limited to, the following:

• Develop and maintain thorough coverage of the assigned scouting territory.
• Identify, evaluate, and follow current and future prospects with professional potential.
• Create accurate, timely, and detailed player evaluation reports using the Club's scouting systems and standards.
• Maintain schedules, follow lists, preference lists, organizational charts, depth charts, medical information, video analysis, and other prospect-related records.
• Gather relevant background and makeup information through relationships with players, families, coaches, agents, administrators, medical contacts, and other industry sources.
• Monitor player performance and development throughout the scouting cycle and communicate significant updates promptly.
• Collaborate with crosscheckers, Scouting leadership, Research and Development, and other Baseball Operations staff.
• Present clear, well-supported player recommendations during scouting meetings and draft preparation.
• Attend games, workouts, organizational meetings, showcases, tournaments, and other assigned scouting activities.
• Maintain a strong professional network throughout the assigned territory.
• Protect confidential organizational information.
• Represent the Club professionally and comply with all organizational and MLB policies.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
• Operate various tracking technologies to evaluate players.
• Assist with video and high-frame rate video capture of pitchers and hitters.
• Edit, trim, and combine video clips.

• Desarrollar y mantener una cobertura exhaustiva del territorio de scouting asignado.
• Identificar, evaluar y dar seguimiento a prospectos actuales y futuros con potencial profesional.
• Elaborar informes precisos, oportunos y detallados de evaluación de jugadores utilizando los sistemas y estándares de scouting del Club.
• Mantener actualizados los calendarios, listas de seguimiento, listas de preferencias, organigramas, cuadros de profundidad, información médica, análisis de video y otros registros relacionados con prospectos.
• Recopilar información relevante sobre antecedentes y carácter (makeup) mediante relaciones con jugadores, familias, entrenadores, agentes, administradores, contactos médicos y otras fuentes de la industria.
• Supervisar el rendimiento y desarrollo de los jugadores durante todo el ciclo de scouting y comunicar oportunamente cualquier actualización significativa.
• Colaborar con scouts de seguimiento (crosscheckers), líderes de Scouting, el departamento de Investigación y Desarrollo (Research & Development) y otros miembros del personal de Operaciones de Béisbol.
• Presentar recomendaciones de jugadores claras y bien fundamentadas durante las reuniones de scouting y la preparación para el Draft.
• Asistir a partidos, entrenamientos, reuniones organizacionales, showcases, torneos y otras actividades de scouting asignadas.
• Mantener una sólida red profesional de contactos dentro del territorio asignado.
• Proteger la información confidencial de la organización.
• Representar al Club de manera profesional y cumplir con todas las políticas de la organización y de MLB.
• Realizar otras funciones y proyectos especiales según sean asignados.
• Operar diversas tecnologías de seguimiento para evaluar a los jugadores.
• Colaborar en la captura video y video de alta velocidad de cuadros (high-frame-rate video) de pitchers y bateadores.
• Editar, recortar y combinar clips de video.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / REQUISITOS PREFERIDOS

• Strong work ethic and willingness to work long, flexible hours including weekends and holidays.
• Advanced baseball knowledge from both a scouting and statistical perspective.
• Ability to understand and interpret TrackMan and Rapsodo data.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all aspects of Baseball Operations, Scouting, and Player Development.
• Independent judgment and ability to multitask is required to plan, prioritize, and organize diversified workload.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Must be able to obtain travel documentation, if needed.
• Sólida ética de trabajo y disposición para trabajar jornadas largas y flexibles, incluyendo fines de semana y días feriados.
• Amplio conocimiento del béisbol tanto desde una perspectiva de scouting como estadística.
• Capacidad para comprender e interpretar datos de TrackMan y Rapsodo.
• Excelentes habilidades de organización y gestión del tiempo.
• Capacidad para comunicarse eficazmente con las diferentes áreas de Operaciones de Béisbol, Scouting y Desarrollo de Jugadores.
• Capacidad para ejercer criterio independiente y manejar múltiples tareas, planificando, priorizando y organizando una carga de trabajo diversa.
• Capacidad para trabajar en equipo.
• Debe poder obtener documentación de viaje, si fuera necesario.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / REQUISITOS OBLIGATORIOS

• Spoken and written fluency in English and Spanish.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel within and out of the country for extended periods of time and occasionally on short notice.
• Relocation may be required based on organizational needs, subject to mutual agreement.
• Dominio oral y escrito del inglés y el español.
• Excelentes habilidades interpersonales y organizativas.
• Capacidad y disposición para viajar dentro y fuera del país durante períodos prolongados y, ocasionalmente, con poca anticipación.
• La reubicación podría ser requerida de acuerdo con las necesidades de la organización, sujeta a un acuerdo mutuo.

DISCLAIMER / DESCARGO DE RESPONSABILIDAD

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee in this position. The duties listed do not represent an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of a person in this position.

Las declaraciones contenidas en este documento tienen como objetivo describir la naturaleza general y el nivel de trabajo que desempeña el empleado en este puesto. Las funciones enumeradas no constituyen una lista exhaustiva de todas las responsabilidades, funciones y habilidades requeridas para desempeñar el cargo.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT / DECLARACIÓN DE IGUALDAD DE OPORTUNIDADES

The Baltimore Orioles are an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the Baltimore Orioles to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race (including hair textures, afro hairstyles, or protective hairstyles), color, national origin or ancestry, religion or creed, gender or sex (including pregnancy), age, disability, citizenship status, marital status, veteran's status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

Los Baltimore Orioles son un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Es política de los Baltimore Orioles garantizar la igualdad de oportunidades laborales sin discriminación ni acoso por motivos de raza (incluidas las texturas del cabello, los peinados afro o los peinados protectores), color, nacionalidad u origen, religión o credo, género o sexo (incluido el embarazo), edad, discapacidad, estatus migratorio o de ciudadanía, estado civil, condición de veterano, predisposición genética o condición de portador, identidad de género, orientación sexual o cualquier otra característica protegida por la ley.

DISCLAIMER:

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee in this position. The duties listed do not represent an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of a person in this position.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT:

The Baltimore Orioles are an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the Baltimore Orioles to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race (including hair textures, afro hairstyles, or protective hairstyles), color, national origin or ancestry, religion or creed, gender or sex (including pregnancy), age, disability, citizenship status, marital status, veteran's status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

Los Baltimore Orioles son un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Es política de los Baltimore Orioles garantizar la igualdad de oportunidades laborales sin discriminación ni acoso por motivos de raza (incluidas las texturas del cabello, los peinados afro o los peinados protectores), color, nacionalidad u origen, religión o credo, género o sexo (incluido el embarazo), edad, discapacidad, estatus migratorio o de ciudadanía, estado civil, condición de veterano, predisposición genética o condición de portador, identidad de género, orientación sexual o cualquier otra característica protegida por la ley.