ESPN, a U.S. sports channel, said on the 23rd (Korea time) that Atlanta signed a major league contract with super utility Wit Merrifield (35). Merrifield played 53 games for the Philadelphia Phillies this season and was sluggish with a batting average of 0.199 (31 hits in 156 at-bats) and three home runs and 11 RBIs. As a result, he was released on the 13th and was saving his new team.

Atlanta’s wrist was twisted when its main second baseman Ajie Albies tagged a runner who was trying to steal a base in the match against the St. Louis Cardinals on the previous day. He is expected to leave for about eight weeks due to a fracture injury, but quickly grabbed Maryfield’s hand as an alternative card to fill his vacancy.

Maryfield’s main position is second base, but it can cover all three spots in the outfield. All-weather utility that can cover third and first basemen depending on circumstances. When he played for the Kansas City Royals, he ranked 17th in the American League MVP voting in 2018, and 206 hits in 2019, becoming the first All-Star in his career. Although his performance was not good this season, he showed off his strong performance by being named the AL All-Star (third in total) last year when he wore the Toronto Blue Jays uniform. 토토사이트 추천

ESPN said, “Maryfield is the third veteran player Atlanta has signed in the past five weeks,” adding, “Outfielder Ramon Lauriano joined Atlanta after being released by the Cleveland Guardians, and outfielder Eddie Rosario, who contributed to winning the Atlanta World Series in 2021, was also released by the Washington Nationals.

Meanwhile, Atlanta ranks second in the NL East, 8.5 games behind Philadelphia (63-36, 0.636) with 54 wins and 44 losses (0.551) overall. Although the team seems to be far from leading the league, it is increasing its chances of entering the fall baseball league by leading the NL wild card race.