New Britain, CT - The New Britain Rock Cats of the
Eastern League made two roster moves today, June 22, with each
involving an infielder.
INF
Yangervis
Solarte, the 22-year-old resident of Valencia,
Venezuela,
has
been placed on the Disabled List with a knee injury. The promising
5'11'/175-pound Solarte joined New Britain in
May of this year and proved to be a
valuable addition. In 32 games in a Rock Cats uniform, he batted .276
with 9
Doubles, 3 HRs and 19 RBI. Signed by Minnesota
as a Free Agent in 2005, Yangervis spent most of his time playing Third
Base in
New
Britain
where, in addition to his productive offense, he proved to be a very
capable
defender.
INF Yancarlos Ortiz,
the 25-year-old native of San Cristobal, Dominican Republic,
returns to New
Britain
from Rochester
in the Triple-A, International League. The 5'9"/150-pound Ortiz
appeared in 30
games for the 2010 Rock Cats prior to his promotion to Rochester
earlier this month. The versatile
Infielder batted .254 in a New Britain
uniform while playing three different Infield positions. He appeared in
7 games
for Rochester
and hit .241, which included 1 Double, 1 Triple, 1 Home Run and 6 RBI.
Yancarlos was signed by Minnesota as a
free agent in 2003.
Both moves are effective
immediately.
