By Robiel Vega / @ robielcuba87
Days ago it was made public that the Chibba Lotte Marines team released shortstop from Santiago and former major leagues Adeiny Hechavarría and would not renew his contract, but news that comes from the Land of the Rising Sun, through the newspaper Sponichi, link the Cuban again with the team whose colors he defended last season.
Adeiny did not sport an abundant offense, just 203 batting average, four home runs and 24 RBIs in 79 games played, closing a very poor offensive line of (.222 / .314 / .536) (OBP / SLG / OPS). But everything was compensated with an enormous defense beyond the numbers (AVE = 969), because the spectacular nature of his work cannot be quantified.
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As reported by the Japanese media itself, the negotiations for the permanence of Adeiny Hechavarría in the Chibba Lotte Marines are in the final moments, so it is expected that it will not delay in making the official announcement and in that way he will again double with his compatriot Leonys Martín, a star in that group.
The 32-year-old Cuban shortstop has a vast experience of 15 seasons, nine of them in the Major Leagues (2012-2020), three in the National Series (2006-2009), two in the Minors (2010-2011 ) and one in Japan (2021). Throughout that career, he has a batting line of (.258 / .299 / .359 / .658), during 1635 games played, hitting 64 home runs and driving in 556 runs, according to data from Baseball Reference
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Excellent news for Cuban baseball in the Far East and there are already several guaranteed for next season, so another great year is expected to continue adding to the history of the largest of the Antilles in the best baseball in Asia.
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