Cleveland Guardians Winter Ball Weekly 12/9-15/24

aka the Gabriel Arias report

Venezuelan League All-Star Game (Tue.) - Estrellas LVBP 3, Japan Breeze 1
Venezuelan League (Thu.) - Tigres de Aragua 12, Tiburones de La Guaira 4
Venezuelan League (Sat.) - Tigres de Aragua 10, Tiburones de La Guaira 7
Venezuelan League (Sun.) - Cardenales de Lara 4, Tiburones de La Guaira 0

GUARDIANS ORGANIZATIONAL PLAYER

Gabriel Arias (RF, La Guaira): combined 2-for-11, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 5 K - Arias, the only Guardian to play in the Caribbean last week, played all three of his regular season games last week in right field. Said week was highlighted by a two-hit, three-RBI effort on Saturday that provided a welcome change of pace from a pair of 0-fers on Thursday and Sunday. Outside of his trio of Tiburones games, Gabriel scored a run and drove in another on a pair of doubles (in four at-bats/plate appearances) in Tuesday’s All-Star Game against Japan Breeze (no connection with the Asian Breeze traveling team that Trevor Bauer once pitched for), who used the game as part of their preparations for the Caribbean Series in February. Fun Fact: Japan Breeze is owned and managed by former Indians outfielder and NPB Hall of Famer Alex Ramirez.