Out of all the foreign free agents that the Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to sign this week, one has distinguished himself.
After signing a contract with the Pirates on Monday, 16-year-old Panamanian outfielder Iverson Allen gained widespread attention. Fans quickly noticed According to Pirates Prospects, Allen’s father was a basketball player for Panama’s national team, which explains why his soIverson, the first overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, played his first 11 NBA seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers, a team based on the other side of Pennsylvania. Throughout his career, he averaged 26.7 points per game while playing for the Memphis Grizzlies, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, and Philadelphia 76ers.
Although Allen’s numbers aren’t available to the public, MLB.com lists him as a 6-foot, 160-pound right-handed outfielder. Their remarkable similarity increased further when Iverson revealed his weight after retiring from basketball, which was listed at 6 feet and 165 pounds.n’s name seems oddly familiar.that his name is the opposite of Hall of Fame point guard Allen Iverson’s.
Given that a Pirates Prospects report from May 2022 said the team was the front-runner to sign the outfielder, the Pirates had been in the lead for almost two years. It took Allen more than 20 months to finally write anything down.
The first day that teams could formally sign foreign free agents was Monday. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the Pirates plan to reveal their entire class on Friday at their school in the Dominican Republic.
The first day that teams could formally sign foreign free agents was Monday. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the Pirates plan to reveal their entire class on Friday at their school in the Dominican Republic.
