The squad of Abu Dhabi Falcons announced his team to participate in Baseball United With the presence of Pablo Sandoval and Rusney Castillo.
On October 23, “Baseball United” developed its international draft to form the four teams of the new professional circuit. This tournament will be held at the India, Pakistan y United Arab Emiratescountries belonging to the region of Middle East and the south of Asia.
The first official season of Baseball Unitedwill occur in the winter of 2024. However, on November 24 and 25 of this year, the league’s inaugural event will be held: the All-Star Showcase in it Dubai International Stadium of United Arab Emirates.
Rusney Castillo selected in the fifth round of the draft
One of the teams that will see action in the new professional circuit will be Abu Dhabi Falconscast in which the Cuban will play Rusney Castillo. In addition, its main figure is the Venezuelan Pablo Sandoval. Meanwhile, the team is made up of a total of nine players with experience in Big leagues.
Precisely, Sandoval He was the first player selected by Abu Dhabi Falcons in the first round of the aforementioned draft. Also, in the initial stage of the selection process, the Falcons team added the Italian infielder Alex Liddi.
After 14 campaigns in the Big Top, Sandoval He hit a total of 153 home runs. His best season in terms of home run production was in 2009 with San Francisco Giantsa year in which he hit 25 full return hits.
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In his career, he also averaged .278, the product of 1,279 hits in 4,609 at-bats, including 262 doubles and 21 triples. In addition, he drove in a total of 639 runs and went through the recorder 548 times.
On the other hand, in the pitchers’ area, the expitcher of Philadelphia Phillies, J.D. Hammer, led the staff. The right-hander with the most recent experience in Big Tentamong those selected, he achieved two victories and one defeat after a couple of campaigns in MLB. Meanwhile, his earned run ERA was 4.38.
Abu Dhabi Falcons Player List
Launchers
Receivers
Leo Brackstom-Sweden/Italy
Infielders
Gardeners
2023-11-21 22:10:20
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