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Winter Leagues: Hanson, Rojas, and Munoz Highlight the Weekend Action

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In the Dominican on Saturday, Alen Hanson went 1-for-5 with a run scored in his second game. He was hitless in the opener. Hanson has played second base both days.

Mel Rojas Jr. went 2-for-4 with a run scored. He got picked off of second base in the seventh inning, with Hanson making the tag.

Carlos Munoz went 2-for-5 with a triple and a walk, striking out twice. Not exactly known for his speed, Munoz hasn’t tripled during the regular season since 2013. He is hitting .250 through six games, with a double, triple and homer.

Gustavo Nunez went 2-for-4 with an RBI.

In his second game in Mexico, Dan Gamache went 0-for-6 with two strikeouts. He committed an error at third base, one day after making two errors in his debut.

Harold Ramirez went 0-for-5 with a walk and two strikeouts, as his team lost 7-3 in 13 innings. He also committed his first error.

Luis Heredia faced one batter, getting a pop out to second base with two inherited runners on base. He recorded the last out of the top of the 13th, though his team was already down four runs at the time.

Felipe Gonzalez threw a scoreless inning, allowing one hit and striking out two batters.

Sebastian Valle went 1-for-5 with a double.

In Venezuela, Elvis Escobar walked as a pinch-runner in his only plate appearance. He is 1-for-6 in six games.

Jose Osuna went 1-for-4 with a single. He was in left field again and made his first error of the winter.

Gorkys Hernandez is hitting .353 through nine games after a 1-for-5 day on Saturday.

Here is video of Jin-De Jhang taking batting practice with the Taiwan National Team, via Imokemp:

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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