"Lantigua, 27, initially signed with the Jays out of the Dominican Republic during the 2016 amateur signing period. The righty-hitting utilityman played his way to Triple-A by the end of the 2022 season. He spent the next two full seasons with their top affiliate in Buffalo before qualifying for minor league free agency. Lantigua signed with the Phillies last winter and again played the majority of the year in the International League."
"The 5'7″ infielder batted .230/.356/.330 across 495 plate appearances for Philly's farm team. Lantigua walked at a 15.6% clip while only striking out 14.7% of the time. While that propped up his on-base percentage, he did very little damage on contact. He hit seven homers and had a .260 average on balls in play. There was probably some poor luck in the latter number, as his BABIP in the previous two seasons was much higher,"
Toronto added infielder Rafael Lantigua on a minor-league contract and also signed Carlos Mendoza, while confirming prior agreements with Jorge Alcala, Eloy Jiménez and Michael Plassmeyer. All five players received non-roster invitations to big league camp. Lantigua signed originally in 2016, worked to Triple-A by 2022, spent two seasons in Buffalo, then joined the Phillies last year. He hit .230/.356/.330 across 495 plate appearances, walking 15.6% and striking out 14.7%, with limited power and a lower hard-contact rate. Lantigua received a September call but did not appear in a major-league game. Mendoza is a left-handed, on-base infielder who hit .287/.394/.409 in Detroit’s system, mainly at Double-A, and can play second and third base but has no shortstop experience.
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