Offishial news, 11/23/22: Lewin Díaz claimed; Dave Dombrowski extended

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Tuesday’s winter ball updates: Jesús Sánchez went 0-for-4 with a walk and Bryan De La Cruz went 1-for-5 with a walk-off home run (Toros del Este); Jerar Encarnación (Águilas Cibaeñas) went 0-for-4, continuing a 2-for-23 slump overall; Jan Mercado (RA12) went 0-for-3.

The Pirates claimed Lewin Díaz off waivers from the Marlins. Across parts of three seasons with Miami’s upper-level MiLB affiliates, he posted a 114 wRC+, but he couldn’t translate that into being a serviceable MLB bat (career 54 wRC+) and he had used all of his minor league options entering 2023. Díaz is a brilliant fielder, though only at first base. As currently…