Notes on Phillies and former Phillies participating in winter leagues or off-season tournaments.
Premiere 12 Tournament :
11/23/24 action :
Team USA defeated Team Venezuela 6-1 in the Bronze Medal Game. It is the first bronze medal win for Team USA - they won silver in 2015 and finished 4th in 2019. Japan and Mexico are the previous Bronze medal winners. Fourth place this year is the best finish ever for Team Venezuela (they were 7th in 2019 and 9th in 2015). Phillies minor league center fielder Justin Crawford walked once in five plate appearances in the game and scored a run for Team USA. He played in nine games in the tournament and posted a .250/.306/.438 slash line going 8 for 32 with 3 doubles, a home run and 4 RBIs - a great experience for the young man who’s father Carl Crawford also played for Team USA in the 2001 World Cup when Team USA won the silver medal. The Premiere 12 tournament replaced the World Cup in 2015.
A packed house (41,827) in the Tokyo Dome was on hand to watch Team Chinese Taipei defeat Team Japan 4-0 in the championship game and break Team Japan’s 27 game winning streak in international competition. It marks the first time that Team Chinese Taipei has won the Premier 12 tournament - Team South Korea won in 2015 while Team Japan won in 2019. Team Japan won the bronze medal in 2015. This is the first medal win for Team Chinese Taipei in the tournament!
The next Premiere 12 tournament is slated for 2026.
Australian Baseball League :
11/23/24 action :
The Phillies contingent plays for the Adelaide Giants.
Adelaide (4-4) defeated Canberra (4-4) by a count of 7-4. Former Phillies minor league ST camp invitee Jordan McArdle went 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs. Former Phillies minor league infielder Nick Ward was 1 for 3 (single) with two RBIs. Current Phillies minor leaguers Nikau Pouaka-Grego (played 2B, 1 for 3, single), Trent Farquhar (played 3B, 0 for 4) and Lou Albrecht (played catcher, 0-3) were in the game as was starting pitcher LH Matt Osterberg (2.1 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 4 BB, 2 K’s - 56 pitches - 31 strikes).
Dominican Winter League :
11/23/24 action :
Former Phillies minor league RHP Robinson Pina pitched five innings (1 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 6 K’s) for Estrellas Orientales in a 6-3 win over Leones del Escogido. Pina recently signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins which includes an invite to their major league spring training camp. Center fielder Johan Rojas left the game in the third inning for Gigantes del Cibao after being hit by a pitch against Toros del Este - he told me this morning he’s ok and good to go again. 👏
Puerto Rico Winter League :
11/23/24 action :
Former Phillies minor league outfielder Jadiel Sanchez went 3 for 5 for Senadores De San Juan in a 3-2 victory over Cangrejeros De Santurce. Jadiel is now a member of the Los Angeles Angels organization.
Mexican Winter League :
11/23/24 action :
Former Phillies minor league LHP JP Woodward pitched 1.1 scoreless innings (0 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 21 pitches - 11 strikes) for Venados de Mazatlán in a 9-6 loss to Naranjeros de Hermosillo. The 26 year old Woodward has pitched well in the league, in particular as of late. After being released by the Phillies in March of 2023 he’s pitched the past two summer seasons in the independent Atlantic League - this past season he appeared in 45 games for Staten Island totaling 51.1 IP and posted a 3.68 ERA. This is his first experience in the Mexican Pacific League - he’s pitched in 21 games (19.1 IP) with a 3.72 ERA. Perhaps a team will afford him another chance in affiliated baseball. JP pitched for Lafayette University as a collegian and was signed as an un-drafted free agent by the Phillies in 2020.
Venezuela Winter League :
11/23/24 action :
Former Phillies minor league LHP Rafael Marcano pitched 1.2 innings (1 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s) in relief for Caribes de Anzoategui in a 6-5 win against Leones del Caracas. Marcano recently re-signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins organization.
Other Notes :
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