The list of Cuban players who will play in the next Dominican winter league continues to grow and now it was the turn of the announcement of Julio Pablo Martínez from Guantanamo, whoHe will form ranks in the Toros del Este alongside Darién Núñez from Las Las Tunas.
J.P., as they call him in American baseball,He made the Texas first team this year after five seasons in the Minors with an overall OPS of .805.
Already in the Big Show, he has received few opportunities (remember that the Rangers are fighting to advance to the postseason) and in 40 official at-bats he averages .225 with one home run and four RBIs.
The Toros come from a bad previous campaign (18 wins and 32 losses) and want to improve positions with players like the Guantanamo player, of whom manager Jesús Mejía said that "it isan impact player who should energize our ability to create runs with his on-base skills, power and speed.
The manager also noted that the 27-year-old player "gives us defensive versatility in the outfield," and "brings energy to the game, which is an element that we value a lot."
A left-handed hitter, Martínez began to pursue his dream of playing in the Majors in 2017, whenabandoned a contract with the Aigles de Trois Rivieres of the Can-Am League.In 2018 he signed a minor league deal with the Rangers. (included a bonus of 2.8 million dollars).
It was recently learned that the left-handed Las Tunas playerDarien Nunez He will also wear the Toros uniform. ANDhad previously been confirmed the presence of the also Cubans Rangel Ravelo, César Prieto, Ariel Miranda and Yunesky Maya, all of them with the Águilas Cibaeñas.
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