MEXICO CITY.- Catchers Santiago Chávez (Miami) and César Salazar (Houston) and pitchers Alan Rangel (Atlanta) and Adrián Hernández (Toronto) opened the gap to the non-roster Mexican guests for the imminent Major League Baseball preseason.
The four participated in the recently concluded Arco Mexicana del Pacífico League, the first three enrolled with Charros from Jalisco and Naranjeros from Hermosillo, respectively, and Cañeros from Los Mochis, the reliever from Escuinapa.
Rangel, who was called up to the Majors in 2022 but did not play with the Braves, will be in spring training for the second time in his still-fledgling career.
Of course, they will not be the only ones in this situation. The names of Humberto Castellanos (Arizona), Daniel Duarte (Cincinnati) and Jesus Cruz (Philadelphia) could be added closer to the opening date of the Florida and Arizona complexes.
The commissioner of the Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation, Juan Francisco Puello Herrera, has been hermetic when asked if the Caribbean Series will remain with 8 teams in 2024 in Miami.
What he has said is that the costs of the tournament have risen in Caracas with the return of Cuba and the invitation to Curaçao that already gave the first bell, beating the Cañeros.
“La Gran Caracas 2023” will enter its fourth day today, Sunday, after the Saturday that faced the 8 contenders hand in hand and down the street with a victory and a setback.
A day like today, in 1971: Rain prevents the inauguration of the Caribbean Series in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the first in which Mexico will participate represented by the Naranjeros de Hermosillo.
Friday, February 5, 1999–Major League Baseball will honor the top hitter in each league with an award named after Hank Aaron. The all-time home run king learns about the honor on his 65th birthday, at an event that includes US President Bill Clinton and Hall of Famers Ernie Banks and Reggie Jackson .
**“The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of games, but I never understood why fans are so obsessed with them.”- Hank Aaron.
IN seguidillas.- They say “when it’s your turn, even if you take off.” This is how the entire autumn-winter cycle has been for shortstop Roberto Valenzuela, who yesterday decided in favor of the Cañeros against the Vaqueros de Montería, receiving a ball… The “champion bat” from Arco hit his first hit against Colombia on Saturday of the series, a double that drove in one and stepped on the rubber twice… The Greens were second in home runs (3)—Reynaldo Rodríguez, Joey Terdoslavich and Juan Uriarte—behind the Panamanians Federales de Chiriqui (4). .. As leadoff hitter, outfielder José Cardona batted 4-for-13 (.308) with a double and three runs scored… Last night the Venezuelans and visitors caused the second great crowd at the monumental Simón Bolívar stadium, in the clash of the Lions of Caracas against Farmers (Cuba).
They say “when it’s your turn, even if you take it off”. This is how shortstop Roberto Valenzuela has been throughout the autumn-winter cycle, who yesterday decided in favor of the Cañeros against the Vaqueros de Montería, receiving a ball.
