Written in SPORTS on 11/6/2023 · 5:33 p.m.
New York, USA.- Once the season is over Major League Baseball (MLB), lhe organizations are beginning to outline their squads for the next campaign and in that sense it is the casualties that are beginning to stand out. In this case, the New York Yankees They were surprised with the loss of the Dominican Domingo German who was released by the team and from now on goes to free agency waiting for a new offer.
According to information from the AP agency, Germán would have rejected an assignment to the minor leagues so he ended up in free agency. The fact caused surprise because just a few months ago, the Dominican player had stood out with a perfect game that was only the twenty-fourth in the history of the Major Leagues. It was in that game against Oakland on June 28 where he accomplished the feat.
Domingo Germán finished the season with a 5-7 record, with a 4.56 ERA in 19 starts. On August 2 he was placed on the restricted list after entering treatment for alcohol abuse and has not appeared since. The Dominican’s career has been somewhat complicated, as he had previously received an 81-game suspension from the MLB due to violating domestic violence policies.
Additionally, in May of this year he served a 10-game suspension, after his expulsion from the game against the Toronto Blue Jays due to using a prohibited sticky substance. In six seasons in the Major Leagues, the Dominican has a 31-28 record with a 4.41 ERA in 89 starts and 23 relief appearances. Matt Bowman, Jimmy Cordero, Ryan Weber Franchy Cordero and Billy McKinney also left along with the pitcher.
Mets hire Venezuelan Carlos Mendoza
The New York Yankees also suffered another loss, but now from their bench, since the Venezuelan Carlos Mendoza He was hired as the new manager of the Mets, according to a source informed the AP news agency. In this way, he would be taking the reins of the city’s resident and would be officially announced in the next few days. Mendoza was also considered one of the four options for the San Diego Padres, so now he would get out of that contest.
At Mets he will replace Buck Showalter who was fired after this year’s campaign. The arrival of the Venezuelan manager is also the first acquisition of the new team president David Stearns. These days will be very busy for the Major League teams so there could be several surprises.
Source: Tribune
2023-11-07 01:29:16
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