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Leones del Esgido announced the signings of Taylor Cole and Josh A. Smith

Less than two weeks before the start of the new season of LIDOMwhich will begin on October 15, Lions of the Chosen made official the signings of Taylor Cole y Josh A. Smith.

Both are starters, Americans and with a past in the Major Leagues. The signings of Cole and Smith join those of Matt Hall, Humberto Mejia, Peter O’Brien, Pat Ruotolo and Ryan Dull.

Cole comes from pitching with the Tecoletes in the Mexican Baseball League; he did it with a 2-1 performance, 3.68 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 14.1 innings. Additionally, he also played triple-A with the Boston Red Sox, where he went 2-0 with 27 strikeouts in 28 innings.

It should be noted that the Californian, who represented the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Angels in the MLB between 2017 and 2019, has experience in LIDOM: he defended the colors of Tigres del Licey in the 2021-22 campaign.

Smith, meanwhile, also arrives from Mexico. In his case, he played with the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna and finished with a 2-1 record, 3.66 ERA, a complete game and 25 strikeouts in 39.1 innings.

The Florida native enjoyed his best years between 2015 and 2020, a period in which he played with the Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox and Miami Marlins in Major League Baseball.

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