“I am very happy for what happened today. It took me a bit to realize that it was all true. I am very loaded for what will wait for me and I can’t wait to start, ” Matteo said after signing. He then continued thanking his own familythe fiancéefriends and all those who have been close to him in this period and during his sports career and not. He then wanted to underline the work done with the Senago Baseball, in the initial part of his career, and the last 2 years in the Polesine capital under the guidance of the pitching coach Enrico Crepaldi.
During the first grade, the fate has meant that the young Matteo would win, in the school lotterya week of the Senago Baseball Senago Camp. After that summer camp, the young Milanese no longer left the game diamond, falling in love with baseball. In September of the same year, the official registration in Senago Baseball arrived and his career started from that moment. In 2022 the debut in Serie A arrived at the age of 16 while in 2024 he moved to the Italian Rovigo itas. With the rossoblù jacket An U18 national title has arrived last season, while with that of the National The title of European champions U18 2024.
In the ceremony held at the baseball field in via Vittorio Veneto in Rovigo, several guests intervened who wanted to celebrate Matteo and his new life path.
The first speaker was Federal Vice President Pierluigi Bissa who said: “There are several aspects that must be considered. Movement side It is obviously a moment of pride, in the sense that however a boy who leaves to limestone the best fields in the world is certainly a reason for pride for the movement, for the federation, for the club that have made him grow, for the coaches. So it is certainly a very positive sign that you are going towards the right path, also because it is not an episode. Here in Rovigo a few weeks ago there was also the greeting of Giacomo Taschin and this can only please. Boy side It is a dream that begins to come true, because in reality it is the beginning of a dream, because then we all know that the real dream is to arrive where the Veronese, Aldegheri arrived. So this is the beginning of a dream for him. We hope that it is truly a point of reference for all boys, a positive element, a push of enthusiasm to be able to achieve these objectives and that it helps in the growth of the Italian movement “.
After the vice -president of the Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS) intervened: Pia Poliero (former Professor and President of the Panathlon of Rovigo), Francesco Aluffi (coach of Matteo in Rovigo and in the Italian national team), Nicholas Gidon Nosti (captain of the Itas Mutua Rovigo) and José Antonio Soto Diaz (current manager of Rovigo). All with words of praise and encouragement towards Matteo and his Future in the States.
Lucio Taschin, sports director of Rovigo, and provincial delegate of the Coni, who expressed himself on the signature of Matteo Marelli with the Mets: “For the Itas Mutua Baseball Rovigo, to become part of the historythat is to say Two players signed In the same year, it is clearly an unrepeatable thing, I don’t know how much it can happen in Italy. For us it is an honor get to understand that the objectives we have as a company are centered, that is, we are a club that specializes in training young launchers which may have ambitions. We are not a top club to win the Scudetto, but this is our size and we think we do it well, thanks also to what happened today in Matteo and all the other guys who have been summoned to us in the national team over the years, with various titles. Not only in baseball but also in softball ”.
Finally, at 11.45, the fateful moment of the signature on the contract that binds Matteo Marelli to the New York Mets and the beginning of his adventure in the New York franchise.
On July 9, Matteo will start in the direction Dominican Republic where it will play the Summer League With Mets before returning to Italy on August 30th. After that the season will end with Rovigo and in October he will leave to go to play the Instructional League.
