After a great winter baseball season culminating in the Most Valuable Player Awards in the LIDOM Final Series and the Caribbean Series, multiple reports indicate that Dominican fielder Juan Lagares has reached an agreement with the Los Angeles Angels
Joan Lagares, Winner of awards as Most Valuable Player from LIDOM Final Series and the Caribbean Series, Could be making his return to the major leagues During 2021. According to multiple reports, the gardener of Cibaeñas eagles would have reached a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training next to Los Angeles Angels.
According to Dominican journalists Rolando Fermín Jr. and Héctor Gómez, the Dominican gardener reached an agreement while he was disputing the Caribbean Series. The sum of the contract has not been disclosed, nor has the contract been confirmed by Los Angeles Angels so far.
Lagares had a great year in Dominican winter baseball, especially during the LIDOM Final Series. He beat by an average of 379, courtesy of 11 unstoppable in 29 official innings and drove ten runs, becoming just the fifth hitter to reach that figure and the second sparrow to do so. He scored four times, negotiated a transfer and only struck out twice. He finished the final with a slugging (SLG) of 793.
a la Caribbean Series play six games, concluding with a batting average of 361, a catch percentage (OBP) of 458, 1 slugging (SLG) 639, good for an OPS of 1,097, the best numbers in the batting tournament with at least six games played. It finished with eight tows and two quadrangular ones, leader of the series in the two departments.
During 2020, Lagares had a stake with New York Mets of only two parties. However, the player is an eight-year veteran at major leagues (All with the Mets), where he has batted by 254, with 25 homers and 179 RBIs, while holding an OPS of 659 to 716 games played (1960 appearances on the plate).