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Bethancourt is a 34-year-old Panamanian catcher, six feet three inches tall and 200 pounds with eight years of experience in Major League Baseball with the Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, Miami Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays, and Tampa Bay Rays, with whom he participated in the playoffs in the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
As Gann, 32, has worked 44 innings with a WHIP of 1.25, fanning 35 and walking 21 in the Dominican winter league between the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons. The American has had greater success in the playoffs where he has an ERA of 1.62, allowing only five runs in 27 and two-thirds innings with 25 strikeouts.
Pitchers César Valdez, Paolo Espino, Radhamés Liz, Jorge López, Albert Abreu, Jairo Asencio, Ulises Joaquín, Dany Jiménez, Adonis Medina, Ovis Portes, Elison Joseph, Reidis Sena, catchers Maxwell Romero and Jommer Hernández, infielders Gustavo Núñez, Domingo Leyba, Michael De León, outfielders Luis Báez and Luis Barrera had already joined the blue camp.
Also present were first and second year players Manolfi Jiménez, Yophery Rodríguez, Luis Beltrán, Yerald Nin, Elis Cuevas and Ángel Ortiz.
The Licey’s manager was accompanied by a large group of coaches such as Héctor Borg, José Umbría, Anderson Hernández, Carlos Lugo, Manny Aybar, Fidel Peña and César Cabral.
The 2025-26 Lidom season kicks off on October 15th, when the Tigres del Licey host the Leones del Escogido at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium, starting at 7:30 PM.
