Astudillo has been training for several days with La Maquinaria Indígena

Willians Astudillo played for two Mexican teams in the summer of 2024 / Photo: Prensa Caribes de Anzoátegui

For several days now, former big leaguer Willians Astudillo, one of the figures of Caribes de Anzoátegui in the last two decades in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP).

The practices of La Maquinaria Indígena take place at the Jesús Rizales stadium in Guanta, because the cast awaits the conclusion of the works in their home: the Alfonso “Chico” Carrasquel park in Puerto La Cruz.

According to Eduardo Medina, a member of the press department of La Tribu Oriental, the former big leaguer comes from playing in the Mexican Baseball League (LMB), where he wore the uniforms of the Saraperos de Saltillo and Los Rieleros de Aguascalientes. He played 69 matches on Aztec soil.

Numbers

During his time in Saltillo he played 29 hits and had an average of .252, with eight runs scored and 10 RBIs, connecting with 26 hits, including six doubles.

The utility man was traded mid-season to the Aguascalientes team where he improved his personal record. He participated in 40 games, in which he hit .319, hitting the rubber 19 times and scoring 19 runs. He hit 46 hits, among which eight doubles and three home runs stood out.

Astudillo trains under the orders of Lino Connell, hitting coach of the Aboriginal team.

Guanta / Web Editorial