Several Former Seattle Mariners Players Win Championship in Dominican Republic
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On Monday night, Leones del Escogido captured the winter league championship in the Dominican Republic (LIDOM).
Leones defeated Tigres del Lacey, 6-5, to win the series in seven games. The game was tied at 5-5 until the top of the ninth inning, when Tampa Bay Rays youngster Junior Caminero hit a game-winning home run.
As a result of the Leones victory, multiple former Seattle Mariners earned a championship and a trip to the Caribbean Series, which begins on Jan. 31.
Jean Segura, Jose Marmolejos and Rafael Montero each played a role in the Leones season.
Segura hit .287 in 46 regular season games for Leones, belting two homers and driving in 23. He also stole eight bases.
A 12-year major league veteran with the Los Angeles Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins, he is a .281 lifetime hitter with 211 stolen bases.
Segura spent the 2017 and 2018 seasons with Seattle, making the All-Star team in the latter season. He had been acquired in a trade with the Diamondbacks, the same one that brought Mitch Haniger to Seattle and sent Taijuan Walker and Ketel Marte to Arizona. He was traded to the Phillies before 2019 as the M's tore the roster down and rebuilt.
Lifetime, Segura is a .281 hitter with 110 homers and 211 stolen bases. He hit .302 for the Mariners, popping 21 total home runs and stealing 42 bases. He's still just 34.
The 32-year-old Marmolejos hit .272 in the regular season with one homer and 16 RBI. He spent the 2024 season in Mexico, hitting .364 with 10 homers. He was with the Mariners for parts of two seasons (2020 and 2021), hitting .183 with 10 homers.
The 34-year-old Montero spent a portion of 2021 in Seattle, going 5-3 with a 7.27 ERA. He had seven saves before being dealt to the Houston Astros. He earned the save in Monday's win.
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