It was great to see many of the players up closely during the first week of spring training down in Okinawa last week. After terrible bouts with illness, I am finally ready to start processing what I saw and share it with you all. Part 1 was about the fielders (catchers excluded), this one will…
I stood outside the clubhouse waiting for pitchers to walk past me. Hoped to get a comment or two from the foreign pitchers. Randy Messenger snubbed me, I double-pressed “record” when Marcos Mateo walked past so I got 0.5 seconds of video of him. Rafael Dolis actually said “thank you” to me. That is all….
The three imports from the Dominican Republic – 3rd year veteran Mauro Gomez and newly-signed relievers Marcos Mateo and Rafael Dolis – arrived safely in Japan on January 27th. The two newcomers had a press conference at team headquarters the following day. Here is a brief look at what the press reported on all three…
The Hanshin Tigers have signed Marcos Mateo (31) to a one-year,¥75-million deal, Sanspo.com reported on Thursday. The Dominican, who played for the Padres last season, boasts a 158 km/h fastball and a perfect 0.00 ERA in the Dominican Winter League this offseason. He will wear #38 and is considered a prime candidate to take over…
So it appears our closer of the past two years, Seung-hwan Oh, is cleared of allegedly gambling overseas. He will pay a fine and move on. I suppose this means he is eligible to play in Korea, Japan or overseas in 2016. To which I say, “Good for him. Just stay out of our backyard!”…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin officially signed Dominican pitcher Marcos Mateo (31), formerly of the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball, as a candidate to be the team’s new closer next season, to a contract on the 14th. According to a team representative, the main terms of the contract have been agreed…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin disclosed on the 12th that they are aiming to sign two foreign pitchers as candidates for the closer position. At the top of the list are San Diego Padres free agent Marcos Mateo (31), followed by Deunte Heath (30) of the Hiroshima Carp, Maikel Cleto (26) of the Chicago…