Japanese portal ANNOUNCED Gracial as owner, EVEN WITHOUT A CONTRACT

By Pablo Pichardo

The beginning of the 61 National Baseball Series is getting closer and closer and in the next few days the confession process of the different teams will begin, as reported in the Press Conference given by the top leaders of this sport in the country.

Among the most anticipated confections is undoubtedly those of the Matanzas Crocodiles, who will once again have a group of very interesting additions that makes them one of the main contenders for the title.

Despite not being considered an incorporation, the performance that third baseman Yurisbel Gracial can provide to those led by Armando Ferrer will be a plus that they did not have in recent seasons, due to their participation in the Japanese Baseball League.

Just a few days ago it was known that the 36-year-old player would be present from the first game of the season at the Mártires de Barbados stadium in Bayamo, according to outfielder Ariel Sánchez in an interview conducted by sports commentator Evyan Guerra.

This information closed the doors to a possible return of Gracial to Softbank with a view to next season where the presence of Granma outfielder Alfredo Despaigne and pitcher Liván Moinelo from Pinar del Río are already assured.

But an article from the Japanese site Full count which analyzes the current situation of the Softbank team, places the two mentioned above and the third baseman from Yumurino as one of the main cards of the squad with a view to recovering the crown.

According to the information provided despite not having a contract yet Yurisbel He would be the third baseman and fourth tree in the team that this time will have Hiroshi Fujimoto as director, in addition to placing Despaigne as the designated hitter and sixth tree with a view to the opening game.

Throughout four seasons, the player marked with # 47 had an offensive average of .300 with 52 homers, 148 RBIs, while his offensive line is (.350OBP / .512SLU / .862OPS) in 263 games he played.