Santo Domingo /
The gardener of the Chicago White SoxEloy Jiménez, hoped to make a great return to the winter ball of the Dominican Republic in the current campaign, where he would wear the colors of the Lions of the ChosenHowever, a series of factors prevented this from happening and the 26-year-old player has not been able to play in LIDOM since the 2019 season.
Eloy could not appear in this edition of the Dominican contest because the Chicago White Sox They did not grant him the necessary permits, this due to the injuries and recovery processes that this player has gone through in recent seasons of the big top.
“I didn’t play (in the LIDOM) by team decision (Chicago White Sox). Due to the operation I had at the beginning of the season. They sent me to strengthen and get ready for the next season”, confessed the Dominican baseball player.
However, despite not being able to represent the scarlet team in the regular season of the LIDOMJiménez hopes that for the following year another story will be lived and he can join the Lions of the Chosena team that has been left out of the current season thanks to the fact that it could not advance to the Round Robin.
The gardener belonged to the Cibao Giants but he was sent to the scarlet organization in a trade for Luis Liberato, Iván Castillo and Reyes Moronta, in addition, for a selection in the past Rookie Draft.
In Season 2022 of MLB, Eloy managed to score 40 runs and boost another 54, in addition to 86 hits and 16 home runs, to average .295. Despite not seeing action in the last months of the year, Jiménez is on the preliminary list of 50 players for the representative of the Dominican Republic for the next World Classic which will take place in March. seventh inning
