From Wednesday night in the Colombian League, Harold Ramirez had a big game in his team’s 11-2 win. Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a walk. He scored three runs, drove in two runs and stole two bases. He is 6-for-16 through five games.
In Venezuela, Elvis Escobar came off the bench for the second straight day since being added to the Cardenales de Lara roster. He came in as a defensive replacement in left field during the top of the eighth inning. In his only at-bat, Escobar struck out.
Luis Sanz made his first appearance since October 26th. He pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, allowing one hit, one walk and he struck out one batter. Sanz threw 28 pitches, 18 for strikes.
In Puerto Rico, Ivan De Jesus Jr went 1-for-3 with a single, walk and two runs scored in his team’s 5-4 loss.
In Australia, Danny Arribas went 1-for-4 with a single, walk and run scored. In his first six games, he played three games each at first base and catcher. On Friday, he played both, going behind the plate late in his team’s 10-8 victory.
In Mexico, Ali Solis went 1-for-3 with a single and he also reached base via catcher interference. On defense, he threw out both runners attempting to steal against him.
In the Veracruz League, Carlos Esqueda reached base four times on Thursday. He had two hits, a HBP and a walk. Esqueda scored one run and drove in another. He also stole a base. In 19 games, he is hitting .246 with 13 walks and 11 runs scored.
In Nicaragua, Adolfo Flores pitched a perfect inning in relief during his last outing. He has now made six scoreless appearances, allowing three hits and no walks in 5.2 innings.
The Dominican League had off on Thursday.
