12/31 Winter Ball Report

Mexican Pacific League

- Ramiro Pena (Culican) went 3-for-5 with a double and three runs scored. The three hits raised his average to .283.

Venezuelan Winter League

- Francisco Cervelli (Lara) went 0-for-2 to drop his average to .267.

- Carlos Mendoza (Lara) went 1-for-4, he's now hitting .300.

- Luis Nunez (Zulia) went 0-for-3 with a run scored.

Here's a full list of Yankees playing in the Venezuelan, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Dominican winter leagues:

Dominican Winter League: Robinson Cano and Wady Rufino are playing for Estrellas de Oriente. Melky Cabrera and Wilkins Arias are playing for Aguilas Cibaenas. Abraham Almonte is playing for Leones del Escogido. And Amaury Sanit are playing for Tigres del Licey.

Puerto Rican Winter League: Ian Kennedy and Jonathan Albaladejo are on Indios de Mayaguez. And Bernie Williams will play for Gigantes de Carolina.

Mexican Pacific League: Ramiro Pena and Jorge Vasquez are playing for Tomateros de Culiacan. And Walter Ibarra is on Naranjeros de Hermosillo.

Venezuelan Winter League: Francisco Cervelli, Edwar Gonzalez and Carlos Mendoza are playing for Cardenales de Lara. And Edgar Soto and Luis Nunez are on Aguilas del Zulia.

You can check out all of their Winter Ball stats here.

Some Minor League News & Notes:

- Oneli Perez has signed with the San Diego Padres - Thanks to my very smart readers for bringing this to my attention.

- 2B Prilys Cuello, INF Ramon Pena, and OF Alvaro Ramirez have all been released.