He’s not quite Yoenis Cespedes, but Adrian Almeid can do one thing Cespedes can’t–pitch with his left hand.
According to Diario Meridiano journalist Carlos Daniel Carrasco (via ESPN):
Almeid was born in Tucacas, a little town in Falcón’s coast. He is 16 years old and is a left-handed pitcher. He was invited to the Red Sox’s team in the Liga Paralela, where he threw 2.0 innings against Bravos de Margarita, the Venezuelan team who signed him one week ago. Today the Mets signed him for $170,000.
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Ben Berkon has contributed to the The Onion, Huffington Post, NewYork.com, and a plethora of other mainstream websites–but nothing gives him more joy than writing about baseball--and the New York Mets in particular. In a city dominated by Yankees fans, Berkon chose to follow in his older brother and father’s footsteps by enduring the plight of becoming a Mets fan. Having grown-up with season tickets, Berkon has witnessed all of the highs and lows over the past 20-plus seasons, in-person. He recalls when Jeff Kent manned second base, the hype surrounding Generation K, the historic “Grand Slam Single,” and many more classic Mets moments.
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