Before starting into his Japanese adventures, Italian right-hander Alex Maestri will start the season with Telemarket Rimini in the Italian Baseball League. The 26-year-old will stay for one or two weeks before joining the Olive Guyners in an Independent League in Japan. He already pitched for the Pirates during the preseason and will be a member of the bullpen during their opening series against Danesi Nettuno. The former minor leaguer in the Chicago Cubs organization spent the 2011 season on the Independent League circuit in the United States before going to Australia to play for the Canberra Cavalry in the Australian Baseball League.
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