"Damiano Palmegiani has played 16 games with Cardenales de Lara in Venezuela and is slashing .274/.370/.435 with two home runs and four doubles in 73 plate appearances. Unfortunately, Palmegiani hasn't played since Nov. 7. The 2025 season was a rough year for the 25-year-old. Splitting his time between the Double-A and Triple-A, Palmegiani slashed .159/.306/.233 with one home run in 216 plate appearances."
"Another minor league Rule 5 draftee who is playing in the Venezuelan Winter League is Alexis Hernandez, who they picked in the 2023/24 off-season. In eight appearances for Navegantes del Magallanes, the 23-year-old is slashing .273/.360/.455 with a home run in 25 plate appearances. Hernandez split the 2025 season between the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays and High-A Vancouver Canadians, slashing .260/.354/.415 with eight home runs when including his 13 plate appearances in the Florida Co"
Six Blue Jays prospects are active in winter leagues: three in Venezuela, one in the Dominican Republic, one in Mexico, and one in Australia. Damiano Palmegiani has hit .274/.370/.435 with two homers in 73 plate appearances for Cardenales de Lara but has not played since Nov. 7 after a difficult 2025 split between Double-A and Triple-A. Richard Gallardo has struggled to an 8.22 ERA in 7.2 innings for Tigres de Aragua and missed the 2025 season with injury after a Rule 5 selection. Alexis Hernandez is hitting .273/.360/.455 in eight Venezuelan appearances and showed power in Single-A and High-A during 2025.
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