Guelph Royals' RHP Concepcion signs with CPBL's Fubon Guardians
Intercounty Baseball League’s Guelph Royals starter Yomar Concepcion has signed a contract with the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League for the 2021 season. Photo: Gar Fitzgerald
January 6, 2021
Official Guelph Royals News Release
GUELPH - Guelph Royals starter Yomar Concepcion has signed a contract with the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League for the 2021 season.
Concepcion, born in the Dominican Republic, is 28 years old and has been playing for the Royals since 2018.
In two IBL seasons, he went 8-10 with a 3.96 ERA in 29 games. He struck out 160 and walked 75, allowing 141 hits in 157 innings pitched.
Concepcion spent 2019 pitching for the Toros de Sincelejo in the Colombian League. According to Fubon Guardians, he pitched as a reliever there, striking 21 batters out in 22 innings pitched. He finished his season there with an ERA of 2.86.
The Intercounty Baseball League (IBL), in its 102nd year of operation, is the best baseball league in Canada, boasting ex-major league professional and elite NCAA college baseball players. The IBL is the fifth-longest continually operated baseball league in the world and serves as a valuable training ground for coaches, umpires, and front office staff. More than 40 IBL players have advanced to Major League Baseball or returned to the IBL following their MLB careers. The league is comprised of teams from Barrie, Brantford, Kitchener, London, Toronto, Guelph, Welland, and Hamilton.