WINTER BASEBALL: AA PLAYERS IN DOMINICAN LEAGUE

With the Dominican winter league’s season now under way, several current and former American Association players are on the league’s clubs. St. Louis Cardinals farmhand John Nogowski (Sioux City ’17), leads his team with five RBI for Cibaenas, while Aguilas teammate Luke Westphal (pictured, Chicago ’19) has yet to allow an earned run in seven innings of work.

The full list of players in the league includes:

 

Aguilas Cibaenas:

• 1B John Nogowski (Sioux City ’17)
• LHP Luke Westphal (Chicago ’19)

Estrellas de Oriente :

• RHP Luis Mateo (Sioux City ’18)
• RHP Jailen Peguero (Winnipeg ’15-’16)
• RHP Matt Pobereyko (Sioux City ’19)

Leones del Escogido:

• OF Willy Garcia (Winnipeg ’19)
• RHP Carlos Pimentel (Lincoln ’17)
• C Charlie Valerio (Fargo-Moorhead ’15-’18, Joplin ’16)

Tigres del Licey:

• LHP Jayson Aquino (Kansas City ’18)
• 2B Andy DeJesus (Gary SouthShore ’16-’19)
• 1B Carlos Franco (Kansas City ’19)
• SS Vladimir Frias (Kansas City ’14-’16)
• RHP Leuris Gomez (Lincoln ’17, Texas ’17)

Toros del Este:

• RHP Jorge Martinez (Joplin ’15, Cleburne ’17)