#BirdDroppings for July 18- What A Cycle Sounds Like
- Mitsui Cycle
- D-Backs Announce International Signings
1- Mitsui Cycles
Missoula rookie Trevor Mitsui hit for the cycle last night in the O’s 12-9 win over Grand Junction.
Here’s what hitting a cycle sounds like: https://soundcloud.com/nolan-ryan-alexander/trevor-mitsui-cycle
MiLB story on Mitsui here
2- D-Backs Announce International Signings
From the Arizona Release, here are the most recent signees in this year’s International Signing Period
The Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) have signed five international free agents, including the organization’s first amateur signing out of Taiwan, pitcher Wei-Chieh (“Way-Jay”) Huang, since the start of the 2014-15 international signing period on July 2, according to according to D-backs’ Executive Vice President & General Manager Kevin Towers.
Huang, 20, was born in Taitung and attended Kao Yuan Tech High School in Kaohsiung followed by the National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sports (NTUPES), the top ranked college baseball program in the country. Huang went 2-0 with a 1.42 ERA in 4 games during the 2012 Taiwan High School National Tournament, and later reached 95 mph during the preliminary round of the 2013 All-Taiwan Games.
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS’ 2014 INTERNATIONAL SIGNINGS
Player |
Pos. |
B-T |
Age |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown, Country |
Juan Araujo |
OF |
R-R |
16 |
6-2 |
195 |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Mailon Arroyo |
INF |
S-R |
16 |
6-0 |
200 |
Salcedo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Remy Cordero |
OF |
L-L |
16 |
6-2 |
170 |
San Pedro, Dominican Republic |
Victor Rodriguez |
OF |
L-L |
17 |
5-10 |
140 |
Maracaibo, Venezuela |
Wei-Chieh Huang |
RHP |
R-R |
20 |
6-1 |
170 |
Taitung, Taiwan |