Simply over a yr in the past Noelvi Marte injured his hamstring whereas enjoying winter league baseball within the Dominican Republic. He was enjoying in simply his 4th sport when it occurred and he didn’t return to the sphere till spring coaching. Shortly after spring coaching started, Marte examined constructive for a PED and confronted an 80-game suspension, costing him half of the season. When he returned from the suspension he struggled to get going.
Tuesday evening noticed Marte get again on the sphere for the primary time for the reason that season got here to an finish. Issues didn’t go as he would have hoped – he was ejected after his third at-bat of the sport. He didn’t just like the known as second strike of the at-bat and requested time, and it was granted. Apparently he took an excessive amount of time getting again within the field and the umpire gave him an computerized strike, which turned out to be strike three. Marte argued and was tossed. Wednesday evening noticed him go 0-4, making him 0-7 with a stroll by way of the primary two video games within the Dominican Winter League. On Thursday evening, although, he made his presence identified for the Gigantes Del Cibao. After strolling in his first journey to the plate, he hit a 2-run homer to cap off a 6-run inning for his membership as they put the sport away early.
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— Gigantes del Cibao ® (@Gigantes_Cibao) November 15, 2024
Afterward within the sport, Marte added a single in what turned out to be his last at-bat of the evening. He completed 2-2 with a stroll. The house run he hit was the primary of his profession whereas enjoying within the Dominican Winter League. His motion there was restricted, enjoying in six video games again in 2021 after which simply 4 extra final yr (in 2022 he performed within the Arizona Fall League and didn’t play within the Dominican Winter League.
Arizona Fall League
Whereas Marte is simply getting his winter league season began, the Reds gamers within the Arizona Fall League noticed their season finish on Thursday night as Glendale accomplished the common season and the loss stored them from making the playoffs.
Matt McLain capped off what was basically a rehab task with a very good day on the plate, going 3-5 with a steal, run scored, and three runs batted in. Prospect Tyler Callihan additionally turned in a giant efficiency on what turned out to be the final day of the season. He went 2-4 with a stroll, two doubles, and two runs scored. Connor Phillips took the mound for a last time, permitting a run in 2.0 innings whereas strolling two batters and placing out 4.
Right here’s how everybody within the league from the group carried out:
The Hitters
The Pitchers
The standout from the group is reduction pitcher Luis Mey. He went 6-for-6 in save alternatives, allowed only one hit in 8.2 innings, and didn’t hand over a run. Not each ballpark within the league has pitch monitoring, however I imagine 4 of the six do. Mey threw the 34 quickest pitches that had been tracked within the league, together with all 30 pitches that reached 100.0 MPH – topping out at 101.8 (he’s hit 103 in his profession). Count on to see him added to the 40-man roster within the subsequent week because the golf equipment round baseball must make their Rule 5 draft protections and this yr Mey can be eligible to be taken if left off of the roster.
With each Matt McLain and Christian Encarnacion-Strand there’s some good and a few dangerous blended in there. McLain confirmed off good energy, however he additionally struck out a ton. Encarnacion-Strand picked up hits at a excessive fee, however he additionally didn’t play a lot and didn’t hit for any energy (although he was hitting the ball laborious within the video games the place there was ball monitoring info). What’s most vital, particularly for these two, was merely making it by way of the league with their well being and attending to see dwell pitching once more for the primary time since Might and March.
