Since his first signing in 2007, the Venezuelan Jesus Aguilar, He always remained linked to the organizations of Major League Baseball (MLB). Now, at 33, the one born in Maracaywill have a new destination in which to show his power with the wood.
A career of 795 games in Big leagues They attest to their experience on the North American rental circuit. However, in the last campaign he could not settle with Oakland Athletics y Atlanta Bravesthe latter in Minor Leagues, was released. His last game in the Majors was on May 27. That day, with the shirt Oaklandwas measured at Houston Astros.
But Jesus Aguilar It will remain the same at the high level of world baseball. This Tuesday, Japanese media reported that the first baseman will reinforce Seibu Lions from Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for 2024.
According to the information published by the portal beisboljaponés.com, Jesus Aguilar will replace first base Hotaka Yamakawaplayer who joined the team SoftBank Hawks.
The Venezuelan’s new team will seek to improve its performance. This 2023 they finished in penultimate place in the Pacific League with a mark of 65-77.
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Jesús Aguilar knew how to be an MLB star
The Venezuelan Jesus Aguilar participated in 36 meetings of MLB this year, everyone with Oakland Athletics. There he hit .221. He hit 5 home runs and drove in 9 runs. Meanwhile in Triple A with the subsidiary of Braves He left a batting average of .271. Additionally, he had 55 hits in 56 games. He also drove in 34 runs and hit 5 home runs.
During his career in MLB, accumulated 114 home runs. At the same time, he added 594 hits and 402 RBIs, being All Star in 2018.
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2023-12-19 15:30:31
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