MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins acquired catcher Christian Bethancourt from the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday, bringing in a different player that new president of baseball functions Peter Bendix is common with from his times in Tampa Bay.
Bethancourt batted .225 with 16 doubles, 11 home operates, and 33 RBIs in 104 online games with Tampa Bay through the 2023 period. He also threw out 13 of 57 baserunners. The Panamanian-born backstop has a career batting ordinary of .231 with 113 RBIs and 31 residence operates.
Cleveland claimed Bethancourt, 32, off waivers Nov. 6 and will receive dollars concerns in the deal.
This is the next trade that Bendix, the former Rays typical manager, has executed since his hiring on Nov. 6. He also done a trade with his previous staff in late November, attaining utilityman Vidal Bruján and ideal-hander Calvin Faucher from the Rays.
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