A handful of former Major League Baseball players, including several former Boston Red Sox veterans, will take their talents overseas and play for the newly-founded Baseball United league in the Middle East in November.

On Monday, the league held its first-ever draft, allowing each of its four teams to select from a handful of professional-caliber players and form their respective teams before the start of the shortly-scheduled event. All teams, which are also led by honorary general managers/ former big league stars, including Félix Hernández, Barry Larkin and ex-Red Sox Adrián Beltré, were comprised of 20-man rosters.

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And within three of those four rosters is at least one former Red Sox, making for a five-man list:

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-- 3B Pablo Sandoval, first round, 2nd pick (Abu Dhabi Falcons)
-- LHP Robbie Ross, second round, 12th pick (Mumbai Cobras)
-- RHP Bartolo Colon, second round, 16th pick (Karachi Monarchs)
-- OF Alejandro De Aza, third round, 23rd pick (Abu Dhabi Falcons)
-- OF Rusney Castillo, fifth round, 37th pick (Abu Dhabi Falcons)

Sandoval, the earliest selected out of the bunch, last played for the Atlanta Braves in 2021. After that short-lived stint, the now-37-year-old transitioned out of MLB and signed with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League before being released in January of 2023.

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Pretty on brand with the downhill decline that was Sandoval's career after signing with the Red Sox to a $90 million contract, but failing to live up to the expectations attached. That's since left the once-beloved All-Star in no man's land as far as playing days are concerned.

Sandoval and the rest of the ex-Red Sox crew will get to officially take the field during Baseball United's showcase, a two-game All-Star contest, scheduled for Nov. 24 and 25.

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