Three former MLB players end up on same Mexican League team at same time

The Águila de Veracruz are signing Dinelson Lamet for the 2025 season, according to a Spanish-language article at MiLB.com. The Águila also announced on social media this week that they’ve added outfielders Sócrates Brito and Nomar Mazara.

Lamet appeared in the majors as recently as last season. He pitched in three games for the eventual World Series champions. Lamet inked a minor league deal with the Dodgers last February. They selected his contract not long after Opening Day. He tossed 4 1/3 innings of two-run ball before being designated for assignment and outrighted. He opted out of his deal with L.A. in June and finished the year on a minor league contract with the Royals.

The fourth-place finisher in NL Cy Young balloting in 2020, Lamet has dropped into a depth role. The 32-year-old righty started 18 of 19 games in Triple-A last season. He allowed nearly five earned runs per nine with a mediocre 19.5% strikeout rate and an alarming 13.5% walk percentage.

Brito, 32, appeared in the majors with the Diamondbacks and Blue Jays between 2015-19. The lefty-hitting outfielder spent the past three seasons in Korea with the Kia Tigers. He’s coming off a .310/.359/.516 showing in a hitter-friendly league. While there was some thought that Brito could return to affiliated ball on a minor league contract, that interest apparently didn’t materialize. Mazara is headed into his second Mexican League season after hitting .307/.390/.496 in 70 games with Monterrey last year.