Former Lotte's lucky infielder removed from Cubs' Tokyo-bound list despite hitting nearly .500 hard

Former Lotte's lucky infielder removed from Cubs' Tokyo-bound list despite hitting nearly .500 hard

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Dixon Machado (33), who played for the Lotte Giants in 2020-21, performed very well with a batting average of nearly 500 in the exhibition game, but failed to go to Tokyo.

The Cubs, which will play the "Tokyo Series" against the Los Angeles Dodgers from the 18th to the 19th, arrived at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on the 13th. A total of 31 people (17 pitchers plus 14 fielders) were on board the flight to Tokyo, including 26 on the opening roster and the taxi squad (5 people). Machado was excluded from the list.

Machado appeared 14 times at exhibition games and posted a batting average of 0.471 (eight hits in 17 times at bat) and three RBIs. His on-base plus slugging percentage was 1.042. Once considered a defensive player, he also showed off his competitive edge at bat.

However, the Cubs have excluded Machado from the list of participants in the Tokyo Series. Although he has yet to make his big league debut, he has recruited Matt Shaw, an infield prospect who posted a batting average of 0.313, or five hits in 16 times at bat, and four RBIs in this exhibition game. Nico Horner, the main second baseman of the Cubs, was not accompanying him to Tokyo due to his injury. As a result, utility player John Bertie has moved to second base, and Matt Shaw has emerged as an alternative to third baseman.

Machado's big league career has come to a standstill with the San Francisco Giants in 2022. His overall big league record is .226 with two home runs and 37 RBIs in 177 games. 카지노사이트

Machado played in Lotte's uniform between 2020 and 2021. Lotte, which had been atop in errors for the second consecutive year, has found stability in its infield defense since shortstop Machado joined the team. Machado has been known as a "good luck" with a batting average of 0.279 with 17 homers and 125 RBIs in 278 games over the past two years. Lotte has parted ways with Machado by recruiting outfielder DJ Peters to strengthen its offense power in 2022.

After returning to the U.S., Machado played for the Cubs, San Francisco, and Houston Astros before joining his old team, the Cubs, in February this year. Machado sought to re-enter the big league, but was unfortunately excluded from the list of players headed to Tokyo.