The veteran Dominican player Robinson Canó made an unexpected decision about his continuity in baseball in 2023. It seems that the infielder from the Dominican Republic is not giving up and will show his talent on another continent to bring the spectacle to millions of people in the Arab Emirates starting in 2024. Being able to go further.
The Baseball United League of Dubai, announced this Monday the incorporation of Robinson Canó to the Wolves team for the winter season to start in 2024. Drafted as the #6 pick, The player with MLB experience will join this innovative baseball league. Within one of the 4 teams in the tournament, Robinson Canó will still show that he has gas left in the tank.
With the 6th pick, the @dxbwolves select Robinson Cano (@RobinsonCano), 2B, from San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic.
Cano is an 8x MLB All Star, 5x Silver Slugger Award winner, 2x Gold Glove champion, World Series and Word Baseball Classic champion. pic.twitter.com/xcIfsOHgmN
— Baseball United (@BaseballUnited) October 23, 2023
Likewise, Canó is not the only player who will play in this new league. MLB players of stature and experience such as Robbie Ross, Dillon Thomas, Andrelton Simmons, Pablo Sandoval among others will join this new initiative as active players. Where he is expected to expand with many more teams and players after his first year before the sporting world.
With the 4th pick, the @abdfalcons select Pablo Sandoval, 1B/3B, from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.
Sandoval is a 2x MLB All-Star and 3x World Series Champion. Sandoval has collected 1200+ hits and 150+ HRs in Major League Baseball. pic.twitter.com/i37ughK2X7
— Baseball United (@BaseballUnited) October 23, 2023
Recently, Robinson Canósand joined as an investor within this leagueemulating the Bartolo Colón, Shane Victorino, Matt Barnes and Robinson Chirinios. While the owners Mariano Rivera, Adrián Beltré and Felix Hernández They will follow this new idea and development very closely.
Without a doubt, this is another coup of authority by Arab baseball, which seeks to build a competitive league and bring the “King of Sports” to the Middle East. The creation of Baseball United is an unprecedented event and the first championship will begin in November and will take place in Dubai.
2023-10-23 14:59:47
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