Offishial News, 1/30/24: Jorge Polanco traded; Justin Turner signs

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🔹 Victor Mesa Jr. played in another exhibition for FEPCUBE on Monday, batting leadoff and starting in left field. Daniel Rodriguez was on the scene to witness the Cuban victory and speak with former Marlin Peter O'Brien postgame.

🔹 Elsewhere around baseball, the Twins and Mariners made a five-player trade sending infielder Jorge Polanco to Seattle, Justin Turner (1/$13M) signed with the Blue Jays and the Angels signed Aaron Hicks to a one-year deal. The Marlins showed serious interest in Turner last offseason at a similar price, but he signed with the Red Sox instead. No evidence that they pursued him as aggressively this time around.

🔹 We have published Caribbean Series team previews for Curacao, México and Nicaragua. Four more team previews to come leading up to the start of the tournament on Thursday.

🔹 Peter Bendix spoke somewhat candidly to Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald about the sorry state of the Marlins farm system. “Our farm system is really important," Bendix says. "It’s the lifeblood of what we do.”

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🔹 Lemon City Live's Alex Aguirre has brought back The First Pitch 3:05 Podcast. The debut of the pod's second season is embedded below.

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