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After the requisite background check, Major League Baseball has approved the Brewers signing of Dutch catcher Milan Post.

The Brewers literally discovered Post, 20, under their noses last fall. Minor league catching coordinator Charlie Greene had become familiar with him while coaching at MLB International clinics in Amsterdam.

While there, Greene became friends with Dutch talent coach Martijn Nijhoff, who asked if he could bring three young catchers to the Brewers’ instructional camp. The Brewers agreed and it didn’t take long for Post, then 19, to get the attention of staff members.

“I had seen him over there and worked out with him. I had never seen him play though,” said Greene. “He was working with our young catchers and he put on a show throwing, with a great release.”

Brewers special assistant Dan O’Brien and farm director Reid Nichols were so impressed with Post they asked Greene to broach the subject of signing with the club.

“We made an offer and he went home and sat on it, and then decided to sign with us,” said Greene. “It’s a small world, literally.”

The Brewers will get a better idea of what they have in Post during minor-league spring training, which began a week ago. But Greene noted that Post is not a baseball neophyte. He has seen considerable action throughout the world in international competition with the Dutch junior team.

“He has international experience and was their No. 1 catcher for a couple of years,” said Greene. “He will come to minor-league camp and just be one of the guys. Stranger things have happened but he’ll probably go to rookie ball.

“We’ve never seen him play. But he showed a good, compact swing (in workouts) and threw the ball exceptional. He put on a show during throwing drills. We were looking down at our watches and he was consistently 1.8 (seconds down to second base).

“He was impressive, very athletic. He’ll get acclimated to the American game and get instruction with our staff. He’s 20 but baseball-wise he’s still developing. I’m excited to watch him play.”