CHICAGO — A lot of Yankees fans are probably thinking that general manager Brian Cashman's one and only trade-deadline accomplishment so far was giving often-struggling reliever Camilo Doval a one-way ticket to Pittsburgh on Saturday.
That's not entirely true.
The two-prospect return from the Pirates includes Omar Alonzo, a Double-A catcher who will be easy to root for. The reason doesn't have anything to do with the fact that he was Pittsburgh's No. 14 prospect in MLB Pipeline rankings or that he comes from a family that has past and present big-league catchers.
Alonzo, 22, is a native of Venezuela who lost his mother and teenage sister in a series of deadly earthquakes that struck his country on June 24.
Patricia de Alonzo, 50, and Eliana Alonzo, 16, were last seen alive at a hotel in La Guaira, Venezuela. The hotel was completely destroyed by a June 24 earthquake.
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That's not entirely true.
The two-prospect return from the Pirates includes Omar Alonzo, a Double-A catcher who will be easy to root for. The reason doesn't have anything to do with the fact that he was Pittsburgh's No. 14 prospect in MLB Pipeline rankings or that he comes from a family that has past and present big-league catchers.
Alonzo, 22, is a native of Venezuela who lost his mother and teenage sister in a series of deadly earthquakes that struck his country on June 24.
Patricia de Alonzo, 50, and Eliana Alonzo, 16, were last seen alive at a hotel in La Guaira, Venezuela. The hotel was completely destroyed by a June 24 earthquake.
#doval
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