The cuban pitcher, Norge Carlos Vera, debuted this Friday in Class A with the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, a branch of the Chicago White Sox. Vera opened the game and worked for two and two-thirds innings. In that period he was hit by two undisputed hits, struck out three, gave away a ticket and the opponents could not make notes on him while he was perched on the mound.
Before debuting as a professional in the Minor League circuit, Norge Carlos Vera, son of the illustrious pitcher from Santiago de Cuba -Norge Luis-, spent last season in the category Rookie. As a pitcher with great potential and who fills the White Sox with expectations in the near future, Vera worked in eight games, seven of them as a starter. In 19.0 innings of work he scored a victory, 34 strikeouts, five walks and excellent frequencies, as his earned run average and his WHIP of 0.00 and 0.74 respectively.
About Norge Carlos Vera, Francys Romero recently reported that he was going to report to the Chicago White Sox complex in Arizona and that the lanky 6.4 talent was training throughout the offseason with Maels Rodríguez and his academy 100 mph Club.
“Vera (21 years old) was chosen as the best fastball and the best command in the Chicago prospect system for 2022, according to Baseball America. Also, and according to the same specialized magazine, he is the #3 prospect behind Colson Montgomery and Yoelqui Céspedes,” adds Romero.
Vera has an intimidating fastball that he touched months ago in a game against a Dbacks team twice at 99 miles and five times at 99 miles, according to Romero.
The supersonic right-hander made his agreement with the pale-legged for 1.5 million in the Dominican Republic effective, and from before he already aroused the illusions of the scouts and specialists due to the potential he possesses. Baseball America He spoke in a glowing tone about Vera’s son after his first performance in competitive baseball last season for the first time since 2019, saying “it’s definitely been worth the wait for the White Sox.”
Young, supersonic, talented: two Cubans aiming for MLB (playoffmagazine.com)
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