The two former MLB stars, Robinson Cannon y Bartolo Colon will encourage the new liga Baseball United.
The Middle East and South Asia will have their first official baseball season starting in the winter of 2024 (la liga Baseball United). This project emerged on July 26, 2022 and its main objective is to create an impact for baseball in the short term in this region of the planet.
For this they will have foreign players who triumphed in the Big leagues. Two of the experienced players who will be in this new league will be the right-handed pitcher Bartolo Colon and the second base Robinson Cannon.
Robinson Canó and Bartolo Colón and their MLB careers
Colón He is 50 years old and left an MLB record of 247-188 with a 4.12 ERA in 565 games (552 starts). He was a four-time All Star and won the (AL) Cy Young Award in 2005.
cannon For his part, he just turned 41 years old on October 22 and his offensive line during 17 MLB seasons is .301/.351/.488/.839 with 2639 hits, 335 home runs and 1306 RBIs.
Besides, cannon He participated in eight All-Star Games (MVP 2017 and HR Derby champion in 2011), won two Gold Glove awards, five Silver Bats and the World Series ring in 2009 with the New York Yankees.
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The liga Baseball United Its founding shareholders are three other prominent former Las Mayores players, Mariano Rivera, Barry Larkin and Adrián Beltré. Kash Shaikh (CEO of the Baseball United) is the main leader of this project. The intention is to increase the existing fan base in this part of the world.
In the month of November 2023, the Dubai Showcase will take place at the Dubai International Stadium and there will be four participating teams:
Karachi Monarchs
Mumbai Cobras
Abu Dhabi Falcons
Dubai Wolves
For the first official season of the Liga Baseball United It is expected that there will be eight participating teams and that they will hold 65 matches.
It will be very interesting to see players of the caliber of Robinson Cannon y Bartolo Colon in this new league that promises to gradually improve in the coming years.
2023-10-23 17:33:11
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