After a great winter baseball season that culminated in the LIDOM Final Series and Caribbean Series’ Most Valuable Player awards, multiple reports indicate that Dominican outfielder Juan Lagares has reached an agreement with the Los Angeles Angels
Juan Lagares, winner of prizes like Most valuable player from LIDOM Final Series and from the Caribbean series, could return to Major leagues During 2021. According to several reports, the gardener of Aguilas Cibaeñas would have reached a minor league agreement with an invitation to spring training Los Angeles Angels.
According to Dominican journalists Rolando Fermín Jr. and Héctor Gómez, the Dominican outfielder reached the deal while taking the Caribbean series. The amount of the contract has not been disclosed, nor has the contract been confirmed by Los Angeles Angels Until now.
Lagares had a great year in Dominican winter baseball, especially during the LIDOM Final Series. He hit .379, courtesy of 11 hits in 29 official at-bats and drove in ten runs, becoming only the fifth batter to hit that target and the second harrier to hit. He scored four times, negotiated a transfer and struckout only two times. He finished the final with a .793 slugging (SLG).
In the Caribbean series He played six games and finished with a .361 batting average, .458 on-base percentage (OBP), .639 slugging percentage (SLG), good for a 1,097 OPS, the best tournament for hitters with at least six games played. He finished with eight RBI’s and two home runs and led the series in both divisions.
In 2020 Lagares had a stake with New York Mets of just two games. However, the player is an eight-year veteran of the Major leagues (all with the Mets), where he has hit .254, with 25 homers and 179 RBIs, while having a .659 OPS in 716 games played (1960 at bats).