[情報] Pirates Ink Belarusian Pitching Prospect
BELARUS – Aleksey Lukashevich of the Baseball and Softball Club
Brest Zubrs became the first player from Belarus to join a MLB
organization when he signed a professional contract with the
Pittsburgh Pirates. The pro career of the 16-year-old Belarusian
pitcher, who is currently training in the United States, will begin
in the minor leagues.
Alex began to engage in baseball at the age of 6 years under the
guidance of his father – the head coach of Brest Zubrs, Igor
Lukashevich. In 2003 at the age of nine Alexei took part in the
European Juvenile Championship in Moscow (Russia). In 2005 he
participated in the European Championship in Moldova, where he was
recognized as MVP of tournament.
From 2005 to 2007 he participated in the European regional baseball
Little League and played in the European regional baseball tournament
junior league in Kutno (Poland) in 2008 and 2009. In June, 2010, he
was a member of Brest Zubrs at the European Cup Qualifier.
Alex helped the Brest Zubrs become the winner of the international
tournament for the Cup of the President of Poland twice, where he was
one of the best players in the competition. Last year, he was
selected as one of 50 baseball players in Europe to train in the MLB
European Academy in Tirrenia (Italy).
After the completion of MLB training camp, six Major League teams
showed interest in the Belarusian Baseball player, and Alex accepted
an offer by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Source: Brest Zubrs
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