by Jorge Mikeleiz The past few weeks we reported several transactions in the Spanish Baseball League. Today we’re providing an overview. The Honor Division features reduced the field from twelve teams to…
Category: News – Spanish Baseball Leagues
OF Kelvin Marianucci to San Inazio Bilbao
San Inazio Bilbao brings in one of the strongest outfielder in the Spanish Honor Division. Kelvin MARIANUCCI is coming from CD Arga. He batted .417 (OBP .489/SLG .592) with 14 extra base…
CB Sant Boi add Fernando Quijada to their bullpen
CB Sant Boi continued their shopping tour. They have agreed on terms with reliever Fernando Mercedes QUIJADA for the upcoming season. The right-hander was born on October 9th 1984 in Nueva Esparita,…
Outfielder Jehan Machado joins Viladecans
CB Viladecans of the Spanish Honor Division has signed outfielder Jehan MACHADO. He is from Venezuela and played the last eight years for CB Sant Boi. He batted .259 (OBP .350/SLG .269)…
Marlins Puerto Cruz extend contracts
The 2007 Spanish champion Marlins Puerto Cruz extended contracts with pitcher Renny DUARTE and catcher Dewis NAVARRO. They also announced that shortstop Nestor PEREZ Jr. is also serving as the new manager…
FC Barcelona has signed Gil Kim
The 2007 vice champion in the Spanish Honor Division has signed infielder Gil KIM for the 2008 season. KIM is from Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He is a well-travelled baseball player. He went to…
Alexis Fumero and others join CD Pamplona
CD Pamplona has signed a bunch of pitching prospects. The most important is from Venezuela. Alexis FUMERO is 23 years and appeared in three games for U.C.V. of the Liga Nacional Bolivariana….
Jose Taveras stays in Bilbao
The right-handed starting pitcher Jose TAVERAS extended his contract with San Inazio Bilbao for the upcoming season. The Dominican with Spanish passport had a 7-5 record with an ERA of 4.02 in…
CB Sant Boi and FC Barcelona with split in preseason opener
The two in the Barcelona-area based clubs CB Sant Boi and FC Barcelona started their preseason schedule with a doubleheader on Saturday and Sunday. Sant Boi celebrated a 2-0-shutout in the first…
San Inazio Bilbao gets Belmonte and Chavez, extend Lopez
San Inazio Bilbao made a splash on the transfer market. They have signed the Venezuelan national team shortstop Dirimo Enrique CHAVEZ and the former Mets minor leaguer Pedro BELMONTE, who had pitched…
Marlins Puerto Cruz gets two young pitchers for 2008
Last year’s Spanish champion Marlins Puerto Cruz replaces pitchers Yoel HERNANDEZ and Fernando GUTIERREZ, who both leave the club with two pitching prospects. Ivan GRANADOS is a left-hander, who is from San…
Pedro Mendez and Fidel Torres sign with El Llano
El Llano finished in seventh place in the Spanish championship last year. They strengthen their roster for the upcoming season with two acquisitions. Outfielder Pedro MENDEZ makes the trip from San Inazio…
Spanish National Team began preparation for Olympic qualifier
Several members of the Spanish National Team, including pitchers and catchers, have already started their preparation for the upcoming Olympic qualifier. Players like Yoel HERNANDEZ, Jorge BALBOA, Remigio LEAL, Dewis NAVARRO and…
Spanish Federation confirms participants in Honor Division
After the fusion of three teams to one and the no-eligibility of another club due to field conditions the Spanish Baseball League shrinks from twelve to nine teams in 2008. CD Amaya,…
Sant Boi still on shopping tour
The most active team during the Spanish off-season CB Sant Boi added two more players to their revamped roster. Jose Luis RIERA and Jose CRUZ will join the club for the 2008…
Sant Boi adds another infielder
The third ranked Spanish club CB Sant Boi remain one of the most active teams on the off-season market on the Iberian half island. They have signed infielder Rafael RIVAS. The speedy…
Andoni Ortiz completes roster of FC Barcelona (for now)
The FC Barcelona concluded their transactions for now with the signing of Andoni ORTIZ. They already have introduced manager Aldo TARIFE, reliever Jorge BALBOA and infielder Jorge GOLINDANO. ORTIZ is from Venezuela…
Viladecans welcome new catcher and pitcher
The CBS Viladecans welcomes two new players for the upcoming season. Catcher Edgar HERNANDEZ and pitcher Abel JIMENEZ were introduced last week. HERNANDEZ played for the Cuban league team Industriales last season….
Yoel Hernandez to pitch for Sant Boi in 2008
One of the starting pitchers of the Spanish national team, Yoel HERNANDEZ DIAZ, is leaving the Marlins Puerto Cruz to join CB Sant Boi. The 34-year-old is one of the strongest hurlers…
Alberto Magallon joins CB Viladecans
The right-handed pitcher Alberto MAGALLON leaves CB Sant Boi after five years, joining CB Viladecans in the upcoming season. He posted a 5-4 record in 15 games last season. He had an…
Spanish Baseball League loses another team
After the fusion of the CD Irabia, CD Arga and CD Amaya to the new club Reyno of Navarra, the Spanish baseball league will lose another team and will start the season…
New team in Spanish Baseball League
The Spanish Baseball League will be reduced from twelve to ten teams in the upcoming season. The cause for these actions is a fusion of three teams to a new one. CD…
FC Barcelona introduces new manager and infielder
The winner of the CEB Cup 2007 and runner up in the Spanish championship, FC Barcelona, will have a new manager in the upcoming season. They introduced Aldo TARIFE last week. He…
Sant Boi adds another player from Venezuela
Utility infielder Milko JARAMILLO will join fellow Venezuelans Flores BOLIVAR (new manager) and Albert VARGAS (new pitcher) in their effort to strengthen the roster of Sant Boi for the upcoming season. JARAMILLO…
CB Sant Boi welcomes new manager and pitcher from Venezuela for 2008
CB Sant Boi welcomes a new manager and pitcher for the upcoming season. Both are from Venezuela. Flores BOLIVAR takes over as new skipper of the team. He is currently working for…