ASD Nettuno has to replace former Major Leaguer Ray Olmedo on the roster for the 2016 season in the Italian Baseball League. They are instead bringing back Onelio Fondin, who already played for Nettuno in 2013. The 32-year-old Cuban is an outfielder and first baseman. Mattia Mercuri is moving to short to replace Olmedo defensively. Mercuri is a former Minor Leaguer in the Atlanta Braves organization and a product of the Italian Baseball Academy in Tirrenia.