Gigantes del Cibao sign left-handed pitcher Caleb Smith

San Francisco de Macorís. – The Gigantes del Cibao announced today the hiring of reinforcement player Caleb Smith for the upcoming Dominican winter baseball season, scheduled to begin on October 15.

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Smith, is a 34-year-old American left-hander with six seasons of experience in the Major Leagues and recently also played in Mexico. The information was provided by the president of operations, Lic. Alfredo Acebal Rizek, while highlighting the signing of the left-handed pitcher. “We have been consistently working hard on building a good team for next season and the signing of Caleb Smith is part of the plan, to have a left-handed starter who can be available early on,” said Chief Operating Officer Alfredo Acebal Rizek. “The idea is to have a good rotation of starters, which includes one or two left-handers, so we will continue to look for the necessary pieces to join the core of natives who have also been there from day one to compete,” added Acebal Rizek. Coming from action in Mexico The new pitcher for the Gigantes del Cibao pitched in 20 games in the Mexican baseball league during the 2025 season with the Dorados de Chihuahua, where he started in 18 of them and came out of the bullpen in two games. In 93.0 innings, he allowed 87 hits, gave 60 walks and struck out 95 batters to leave his WHIP at 1.58 Smith joins Reid Birlingmair, Scott Engler, and Daniel Mengden as reinforcement players announced by the Gigantes del Cibao for the upcoming season.