WBC PARTICIPANT JUAN DIEGO MONTES AMONG LATEST VALLEYCAT SIGNIGNS
The Tri-City ValleyCats continue to build their 2023 roster with four additional player signings. The team announced the signings of OF Juan Diego Montes, RHP Gabriel Jaramillo, C Cale Jones, and OF Aaron Beck.
Juan Diego Montes, a 27-year-old outfielder born in Guatemala City, Guatemala was signed by the Baltimore Orioles in 2013. In 2019, Montes appeared in 14 games for the Aberdeen Ironbirds in the New York-Penn League. Following his 2019 release from the Baltimore Orioles organization, Montes played professional baseball in Nicaragua, before joining the Pecos League in 2022. After a career year in 2022 for the Roswell Invaders, Montes was named the Pecos League's Mountain Division's Hitter of the Year. In 43 games, Montes tallied a .405 average with 47 runs batted in. Montes was selected to represent Nicaragua in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Team Nicaragua kicks off their World Baseball Classic schedule against Puerto Rico on Saturday, March 11th at 12 PM EST at loanDepot Park, home of the Miami Marlins.
The 'Cats added pitching depth with the addition of former Chicago Cubs farmhand RHP Gabriel Jaramillo. Used exclusively as a reliever throughout his affiliated career, Jaramillo was signed by the Cubs in 2018, and reached High-A South Bend before his release. In 4 seasons and 46 appearances as a member of the Cubs' farm system, Jaramillo went 5-4 with a 3.11 ERA.
In additional moves, the ValleyCats signed two rookies, OF Aaron Beck and C Cale Jones. Beck is a recent graduate of Indiana State University, where he was named a member of the 2022 Perfect Game MVC Baseball Preseason All-Conference Team. Jones, a catcher at Trinity Baptist College, may also be considered as a pitcher during the team's preseason workouts.
Preparations for season Twenty-FUN of ValleyCats baseball and entertainment in New York's Capital Region are underway at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium. 2023 individual game tickets go on sale at 10 AM EST on Thursday, March 30th. You can secure your seats today and be a part of the excitement by booking a 2023 season ticket plan or group outing! For more information, log on to tcvalleycats.com or call 518-629-CATS.
