He Team Cuba who will participate in the upcoming tournament Premier 12 will now be able to count on one of its best pitchers, since the arrival of Liván Moinelowhich will report this November 6 to the training of the team led by Armando Johnson.
According to the information published by the portal Japanese Baseball, Liván Moinelo already traveled to Taiwana country in which the Cuban team will make its debut against the Dominican Republic on November 13, being one of the last to join.
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This is good news for the Antillean team, since the pitcher is one of the main cards that Cuba’s pitching rotation will present. His great season in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) does so foreshadowing, especially after adapting perfectly to a new role.
After establishing himself as one of the top relievers in Japanese baseball, considered the second best in the world behind Major League Baseball (MLB), he had the responsibility of assuming the role of starter in 2024. There, the player Fukuoka Softbank Hawks He managed to accumulate 25 outings, with a positive record of 11-5, that is, his winning percentage was 68.8%.
Liván Moinelo had a great season in Japanese baseball
In that space, Liván Moinelo He totaled 163 innings of work, with 155 strikeouts and 34 earned runs received for an ERA of 1.88. Something remarkable for a starter with that many innings worked.
Liván Moinelo will become one of the few exponents who play in all three editions of the Premier 12since it was already in 2015 and 2019.
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In his last appearance in said contest, he left an earned run average of 6.75 in just 2.2 innings. While in 2015, while still a youth, he recorded a 4.15 ERA in six games, with 8.2 innings played.
The pitcher will not be the only representative that Japanese baseball will have within the Team Cuba who will play Premier 12. In addition to Liván MoineloAlso called up are pitcher Raidel Martínez and hitter Ariel Martínez, who had outstanding participations in the last NPB campaign.
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