Noelvi Marte delivered the loudest night among the Reds players scattered across winter ball, powering the Gigantes in the Dominican Republic with a four-hit effort in a high-scoring game against the Estrellas.
Marte started in right field and finished with a double, two RBIs and a stolen base. He also added four hits on the night, giving the Gigantes a big spark in a back-and-forth matchup.
Carlos Jorge was in the same lineup for the Gigantes, starting in center field. He went 1-for-3 with a run scored before being pinch hit for later in the game.
Marte has now appeared in six of the seven games the Gigantes have played this month. After not playing winter ball in 2025, despite originally being expected to join, he has settled in quickly this season. Through those six games, he’s batting .346/.379/.423 with two doubles, five runs scored, four RBIs, and three steals in three attempts.
Ruben Ibarra was also busy at the plate in Mexico, where he kept rolling for Hermosillo. The first baseman played as the designated hitter and hit cleanup, then went 3-for-5 with a run scored for the Naranjeros.
Ibarra only joined the Mexican Winter League a week ago, but he’s made an immediate impact. The 2021 fourth-round pick out of San Jose State has hit safely in every game he’s played, with three multi-hit performances already on the ledger. He has scored five runs, doubled, hit three home runs, walked twice, and driven in 11 runs while helping Hermosillo to a 5-1 record since he arrived.
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