The Leones del Esgido announced that they will retain one of the most important free agents of 2024, while they confirmed the incorporation of several new pieces from other teams.
One of the biggest names of the current free agency period in the Professional Baseball League of the Dominican Republic (LIDOM) He will remain with the team he played with in the 2023-24 season. Jose Ramirezwho until now remained a free agent, finally put “pen to paper” and will remain with the squad, as confirmed by the team through a press release made public this Friday.
Ramirezwho arrived via trade to the Lions prior to the start of the last campaign, coming from Eastern Bulls, acted for the first time in the league after eight years of absence. In his first year with the Lions He batted .219 with an OPS of .725, hitting a home run and driving in five runs, while scoring seven, in ten games.
After his presentation with the scarlet squad, Ramirez He indicated that he has always been a picker and that, due to distance issues between the city of Baní, where his family lives and La Romana, he had been absent from the Dominican winter ball. He is now playing in Santo Domingo, less than an hour from his hometown and with the possibility of being coached by Albert Pujolsreturn next campaign with the Lions must be extremely attractive to «The Stop«.
Chosen announces multiple free agency signings
In addition to retaining Ramirezlos Lions They confirmed the completion of several movements to continue their active offseason. The new players who joined the scarlet ranks are the outfielder Johan Miesesthe right-handed pitcher Eduardo Rivera and the infield utility man Abiatal Avelino.
Mieses has only played seven games in LIDOM, but he has been consistent playing in other leagues. In MiLB has hit 19 or more home runs in five seasons (28 being his maximum), played with the Dominican Baseball Team who won a bronze medal in Tokyo 2020 and this summer will be alongside Hanshin Tigers in the Japanese Professional Baseball League.
On your side, Avelino has eight campaigns in LIDOM, in which he bats .250 with three home runs, 37 RBIs and 73 runs scored. While Rivera, who has never pitched in Dominican winter ball, is coming off a spectacular year with the Carolina Giants in Puerto Rico, where he had an ERA of 1.85 and an average of hits and walks per inning pitched (WHIP) of 1.14, along with 48 strikeouts, in 43.2 innings of work.
Source: ESPN
2024-03-22 22:08:44
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