AIGLES BRING IN THIRD BASEMAN FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QC - The Trois-Rivières Eagles have added a former Washington Nationals prospect to their roster for next season! With eight seasons of experience in affiliated baseball, Omar Meregildo will be in charge of third base for manager Jonathan Albaladejo's team.

A native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the 27-year-old right-handed hitter played in the Washington Nationals organization from 2015 to 2023, rising from Rookie to AA. In 525 games in affiliated baseball, he maintained a .229 batting average on 411 hits, including 105 doubles and 66 home runs. He also drove in 242 runs during that span.

In 2023, he briefly played with the Lake County DockHounds in the American Association (8 games).

Meregildo's signing joins those of pitchers Nathan Landry, Mike Hansell, Harry Rutkowski, Adam Wibert and Jacob Peaden, outfielders Justin Farmer, Juan Carlos Negret and Mathieu Vallée, infielders James Smibert, Luis Curbelo, Edward Sanchez and Brandon Hylton and catcher Chris Burgess.

The Trois-Rivières Eagles will kick off their 12th season —and their 4th in the Frontier League—on May 8th with a visit to the Sussex County Miners. They will then face the Evansville Otters and the Gateway Grizzlies on the road before opening their home game on May 20th at Quillorama Stadium against the Sussex County Miners.

Source: Vincent Gauthier