{"id":482969,"date":"2025-09-15T15:55:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/gigantes-del-cibao-announce-the-signing-of-starting-pitcher-jake-faria\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:55:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:55:56","slug":"gigantes-del-cibao-announce-the-signing-of-starting-pitcher-jake-faria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/sports\/baseball\/gigantes-del-cibao-announce-the-signing-of-starting-pitcher-jake-faria\/","title":{"rendered":"Gigantes del Cibao announce the signing of starting pitcher Jake Faria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<strong>San Francisco de Macor\u00eds. \u2013<\/strong> The Gigantes del Cibao announced the signing of starting pitcher Jake Faria, who will be one of their imports for the upcoming season of the Dominican Professional Winter Baseball League (LIDOM).\n\n<strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/robinson-cano-alcanza-los-4000-hits-en-su-carrera\/\">Robinson Can\u00f3 reaches 4,000 hits in his career<\/a>\n\nFaria, 32 years old and born in the United States, has a solid track record of five seasons in the Major Leagues, where he wore the uniforms of the Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Boston Red Sox.\n\nMore recently, he reinforced in the Mexican Baseball League with the Guerreros de Oaxaca, gaining experience in different international circuits, where he had a 3-4 record in 13 games as a starter.\n\n\n<p><strong>Words from management<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nThe Giants&#8217; President of Baseball Operations, Lic. Alfredo Acebal Rizek, valued the arrival of the new reinforcement.\n\n&#8220;Jake is a starting pitcher with proven experience in the Major Leagues. We are confident that he will bring leadership and depth to our pitching staff, being an important piece in our aspirations for next season.&#8221;\n\nWith this hiring, the Gigantes del Cibao reaffirm their commitment to present a competitive and high-level team for the Cibao fanbase.\n\nFaria becomes the Giants&#8217; sixth import for next season, joining pitchers Chris Ellis, Caleb Smith, Reid Birlingmair, Scott Engler, and Daniel Mengden.\n\nThe team is preparing to start its training sessions next Monday, September 22, at the facilities of the Juli\u00e1n Javier stadium in San Francisco in the morning.\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco de Macor\u00eds. \u2013 The Gigantes del Cibao announced the signing of starting pitcher Jake Faria, who will be one of their imports for the upcoming season of the Dominican Professional Winter Baseball League (LIDOM). 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