Following the lifting of the sanctions of the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States government (OFAC) and Major League Baseball (MLB) against the team Tigers of Araguathe third baseman of the New York Mets, Eduardo Escobar, was enthusiastic to debut in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP) with the team from Aragon, assuring that he will contribute with his participation so that the currency reaches the final rounds of the championship.
“I feel quite happy to be here again practicing for the Tigres de Aragua team, as I have always said, I have always had the desire to play, but thank God they were able to remove the sanctions and here I am on my first day of practice”, expressed the native baseball player from the La Pica sector, Libertador municipality.
The New York infielder said he would feel comfortable in any position manager Wilfredo Romero wants to place him. “I am not here to take away anyone’s job, I am here to contribute to the team, and I hope my presence can help,” said the player.
PREPARATIVO PARA EL CLASICO
The one from “La Pica”, assured that this is a good preparation for what will be the World Baseball Classic to be held in March 2023, saying that he is at the disposal of the manager of the Venezuelan team that will participate in this event to give that joy to the country.
“I always talk to manager Omar López, there is nothing defined, I told him that I am available to represent my country in any position. The important thing is to help my team win and give that joy to the Venezuelan fans who deserve it so much, ”he said.
He added that he recognizes the efforts of the teams from other countries, such as Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, who believes that there is a high level and that the fight to qualify for the next round will be intense for Venezuela.
MY DESIRE IS TO PLAY WITH THE TIGERS
However, the New York Mets third baseman confesses that his future participation with Tigres de Aragua is not only for the “Baseball World Cup”.
“I think it’s not because the World Classic is coming, it’s been five years of restriction of the tigersand it’s not because it’s the Clásico, I’ve always wanted to play here,” he said.
He noted that this is a good time for the other players in the MLB system that are part of the Bengali organization to prepare for the upcoming season in the United States.
“When you see that he is here, that is the door that opens, so let’s hope that all those Venezuelan Major Leaguers from the Tigres who are there come,” he added.
Escobar ended by saying that this could be a great gift that the fans of the Aragua team deserve. “I think the maracayera fans deserve it, we haven’t played for a long time and I think this is a good opportunity to give the fans a good show again,” he said.
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