After months of inquiring T&A San Marino was able to officially announce the signing of corner infielder Joe Mazzuca. He is coming from Unipol Bologna to the reigning Italian Baseball League champion and joins Yulman Ribeiro and Chris Cooper as newcomer for the 2012 season. The 30-year-old from Maywood, Illinois, who is in possession of an Italian passport, was selected by the Florida Marlins in the 12th round of the 2003 amateur draft and is playing in Italy since 2006. In 2011 he batted .245/.362/.302 with nine doubles, 29 runs scored and 24 RBI in 42 starts for Fortitudo.