Free agent third baseman Yoan Moncada will not play again in the Puerto Rican Winter League this year after hitting a foul ball off his right foot on Sunday, according toin October. While he was able to collect a $5 million buyout as part of the transaction, that still left the 29-year-old without a home for the 2025 season.
Yoan Moncada won’t play again in the Puerto Rican winter league after taking a foul ball to his right foot on Sunday. When the Boston Red Sox traded Moncada to Chicago as part of the Chris Sale deal in 2016, he was a consensus top-five prospect in baseball. He eventually hit .315 with 25 home runs, 79 RBI, 10 stolen bases, a .915 OPS and a 5.2 WAR in 2019, finishing 21st AL MVP voting.