[44-win MLB right-hander wins] Today’s Pacific League [Jan. 14].

Pacific League Insight

2026.1.14(水) 18:00

◇ Tohoku Rakuten Eagles acquires Jose Ureña

Rakuten Eagles announced that they have signed Jose Ureña. He will wear number 22 jersey. He has played in 251 MLB games, with a record of 44 wins and 78 losses and ERA 4.75.

▼Profile of José Ureña▼
Position: pitcher
Date of birth: September 12, 1991 (34 years old)
・Birthplace: Dominican Republic
・Throwing/batting: Right-handed
Height/Weight: 188cm/94kg
Baseball career: Miami Marlins, Detroit The Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels, Rakuten Eagles

▼Comment from Jose Ureña▼
“I’m very grateful for the opportunity to play as a member of The Eagles in Japan. I hope this season will be a great one, and that all the fans will join me in helping us advance to post season! Arigato!”

◇Concluded a development player contract with Juan Corniel of Saitama Seibu Lions

On Friday, January 9th, Saitama Seibu Lions announced that they had signed a development player contract with Juan Corniel.

▼Juan Corniel player profile▼
・Name: JUAN CORNIEL
Date of birth: October 2, 2002 (23 years old)
Height/Weight: 188cm/88kg
・Birthplace: Dominican Republic
Baseball career: Centro Educativo Ana Basilia Torres (Centro Educativo Ana Basilia Torres High School)
Position: infielder
・Pitching/batting: Right-handed/switch hitter
・ number: 140

▼Comment from Juan Corniel▼
“I am extremely honored to have the opportunity to play for The Lions. I am truly grateful to the team for giving me this opportunity. I will do my best to contribute to the team’s win while learning as much as I can from my teammates and coaches. I will also work hard to become a player that fans can trust.”

▼Comment from Hiroike Koji, General Manager of the Baseball Team▼
“Corniel is a switch-hitting infielder with excellent athleticism and a strong arm. He specializes in short stop and second baseman and is a player with outstanding defense ability. His batting is characterized by his ability to hit the ball sharply between fielder. He needs to improve his batting accuracy, but we believe that if he improves his technique a little, he has the potential to make a big leap. He has been steadily improving, having played in Triple-A last year, and we received reports from scouts that he is ‘just one step away from making a big leap,’ so we decided to acquire him. We will continue to train him thoroughly.”

Chiba Lotte Marines decides on new foreign player number

Chiba Lotte Marines announced the new foreign players number. Jose Castillo pitcher will be “11”, Andre Jackson pitcher will be “42”, Sam Long pitcher will be “73”, and accordingly, Take Kanazawa, the second-unit battery coach number will change from “73” to “89”.

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Related Links
・ Regarding the contract agreement with Jose Ureña (Tohoku Rakuten Eagles)
・ Juan Corniel signs a development contract with Saitama Seibu Lions
・ About number (Chiba Lotte Marines)