March 13, 2024
By César Sequera Ramos
Margarita’s Braves announced that Giovanni Carrara He will return to the team as a pitching coach for the 2024-2025 season of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP). The experienced instructor will again make key with Jose Morenoratified as manager months ago.
Beyond the satisfaction of staying with the island troops, Carrera assured that Bravos will have high expectations for the next harvest. After returning to the Round Robin last year, they now hope to become title contenders.
“We are Bravos, we are Margarita and we are going to give 500% to give you that great joy that the Nueva Esparta state deserves,” Giovanni Carrara assured the Bravos press department. “I feel proud and grateful to Bravos de Margarita for giving me the opportunity to return for another year with the team and try to improve what we did this year. Try to reach the final to give the championship to the Braves fans, who deserve it so much.”
The next harvest will be special for Bravos. The team is preparing to play again in Margarita, so Carrara is motivated and eager to start working with the players again. “By returning to Margarita Island we will have the support of our people,” he said.
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The Braves’ pitching started with poor results. The island pitching had the worst collective effectiveness after the first two months, however, Giovanni Carrara managed to make adjustments so that his pitching improved considerably.
In fact, the team ended up allowing an average of 5.23 earned runs per nine innings, which may not be dazzling, but it does indicate the team’s evolution after a shaky start.
“Everyone knows that the Braves’ start to the season was quite tough, but, thank God, we worked hard every day in the bullpen and the results were clear,” the coach continued. “Everything started to go better for us, we started to make better pitches, to locate the pitches better.”
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“Really, everyone did an excellent job at the end of the season, so much so that Osmer Morales won the Triple Crown and the Pitcher of the Year, we had the best closer (Carlos Navas) who was the leader in saves. Doubront, Pacheco, Mesa, Hiraldo, Gutiérrez, Leal, Torres, Luna, Jiménez, Vargas gave 100% of them on the mound.”
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(César Sequera Ramos)
Photo: Bravos de Margarita press
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