The three Cuban warriors who grew up in Japanese baseball, the No. 1 ERA - No. 1 save - No. 1-13 home run hitter, and the main power of the Premier 12
Nov 07, 2024
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However, the match against Cuba is a practice game. As coach Ryu Joong-il mentioned, he dealt with Cuba without an elite member. It used to drop a lot, but Cuba's power is still solid. In particular, special players who are active in Japanese professional baseball are notable.
Softbank Hawks left-hander Livan Monello (29) will move to Taiwan from Japan and join the Cuban national team. Monello, who visited Fukuoka Dome on the 6th to organize his luggage, said about the match against Japan, `I don't make an appearance,' expecting a reunion with his old teammate Alfredo Despaigne. Despaigne started with the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2014 and played 10 seasons in Japan until last year. He was with Monello for seven years from 2017 at Softbank.
Despaigne is a slugger who hit 30 home runs twice at Softbank and became the home run king once. After failing to renew his contract in 2022, he left Softbank and joined the team during the 2023 season. The 38-year-old veteran batted fourth in the warm-up match against South Korea.
Monello, who played in the Cuban League, joined Softbank as a nurturing player in 2017 and converted to an official player. He threw as a bullpen pitcher until last year and succeeded by changing his position as a starter this season. He started 25 games and was 11-5 with a 1.88 ERA. In his first year as a starting pitcher, he ranked first in the Pacific League in ERA and tied for fourth in multiple wins.
Softbank signed an extension contract with Monello earlier this year for a total of 4 billion yen for four years from 2025. He has deep confidence in Moello to the extent that he signed an early contract ahead of the final season of his three-year contract. Monello won two games this year in two appearances in the Climax Series and Japan Series.
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Rydell Martinez is the best closing pitcher in the Japanese professional baseball league. He became the second king of relief this season after 2022. He has 43 saves and seven holds (2-3) in 60 games and a 1.09 ERA. He has recorded a total of 114 saves over three years, starting with 39 saves in 2022.
Leidel Martinez, who joined Chunichi in 2018 and spent seven years, is likely to move this winter. There were reports that Softbank, which missed the Japan Series championship, is seeking to recruit 'big hand'. The highest annual salary in Japanese professional baseball is 1 billion yen.
Ariel Martinez is capable of both catcher and home and field defense. He joined Chunichi in 2020 and moved to Nippon Ham in 2023. He moved his team and became the main player. He had 15 home runs-66 RBIs in 119 games last year and 13 home runs-57 RBIs in 126 games this year.
He has been sluggish in this postseason. He had no hits in six at-bats in two games of the final stage of the Pacific League Climax Series with Softbank.
The three, who grew up in Japan, were called up to represent Cuba whenever an international competition was held. Monello is known for 2015-2019 Premier 12 and 2017-2023 WBC (World Baseball Classic
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South Korea is scheduled to play the second Group B match against Cuba on the 14th.
huelva@sportschosun.com
