Cuban baseman Yoan Moncada diverted all the cameras toward himself during the last week of the winter off-season. The 29-year-old baseball star has finally found a home for the upcoming season with the Los Angeles Angels.
Reportedly the former White Sox alum signed a $5 million deal with the Angels. The White Sox fans and followers expressed disappointment over the deal on the internet.
Chicago White Sox fans react to Yoan Moncada’s $5 million deal
According to the reputed media outlet Associated Press, the Los Angeles Angels signed a $5 million contract with Cuban baseball star Yoan Moncada. Despite Moncada finding a new home for the upcoming season, the Chicago White Sox fans are not quite happy with the deal. They took to social media and reacted to the latest development in the White Sox. A fan clearly called out that it is no less than a disappointing move. The comment read as
“It’s disappointing that his time on the Southside turned out the way that it did. Best of luck to him!”A fan even labeled Moncada as a loser in their comment.
“Who? Typical waste of money by the loser Angels.”A White Sox fan even called Moncada self-obsessed.
“He’s more concerned about color-coordinating his shoes and accessories than he is about playing the game and staying healthy. He has all the skills but zero motivation.”Yoan Moncada was introduced to the Chicago White Sox back in 2016 after he made his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox. The defensive player’s career is marked by the list of injuries that plagued his Baseball career over the years.
Yoan Moncada looks back at his time with the Chicago White Sox
During the 2024 season, the future of Yoan Moncada was quite uncertain and bleak with the White Sox. After spending almost eight seasons under the roof of the reputed MLB team, the third baseman was left in a state of confusion by the White Sox. On translating via Billy Russo during an interview with the MLB Network, Yoan Moncada said-
“Yes, in reality, yes. That’s something I can’t control. That’s not my decision. When I came back, I was thinking that it would be the same as before.”He further mentioned-
“Coming back from injury, and go start playing. But once I got here, nobody told me anything about how they would use me or what my role would be. I’m still trying to figure that out.”After being introduced to Major League Baseball, Yoan Moncada’s career spans over a decade. The 29-year-old athlete’s career has been impacted by injuries over a few seasons which has impacted his MLB career in a negative way.
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