Novara has added 27-year-old catcher Jairo Marquez for the 2016 season in the Italian Baseball League. He is coming from Redipuglia of the Serie A of the Federal Championship. The Venezuelan is a former minor leaguer in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization and is playing in Europe since 2013 when he joined Reggio Emilia in the IBL. In 2014 he played for the Diving Ducks in the Austrian Baseball League. This season he batted .387 with four home runs and 33 RBI.