Adam Ottavino intends to play Winter Ball in the Dominican Republic this offseason.
Adam Ottavino intends to play Winter Ball in the Dominican Republic this offseason, he told The Post, as a way to enhance his chances to play next season and … to one day manage.in which he has fallen out of Mets manager Carlos Mendoza’s circle of late-inning trust and, since he will be turning 39 in November, the righty recognizes 2025 employment will not be a lay-up.
“It is about relatability,” Ottavino said. “ It’s very important to care about your players. You really have to get to know your players. And it would be foolish to act like I know somebody without knowing where they are from. I know the culture, but I’m talking about really going to ground zero of being there and not being too big for it. This is baseball. I want to play baseball. I want to play baseball there.
Ottavino knows that primary major league relievers have not formed a large cross-section of major league managers. There have been a few such as Dallas Green, Joe Kerrigan, Phil Regan and even Tommy Lasorda. “I know it’s ambitious,” Ottavino said. But he has his family’s blessing and his family will join him for at least part of the experience.He played in the Arizona Fall League, but never Winter Ball in the Caribbean as a young player. He always wanted to do so.
“Even if it is for broadcasting or lots of different things , it’ll give me greater perspective on things,” Ottavino said. “It can only help me. It’ll be fun. And I get to keep doing what I love to do.
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