Navarro, 39, the 'main character of the Samsung Dynasty', is still fired in his hometown of Dominica. "I will retire in a year or two.""

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Yamaico Navarro (39), who played for the Samsung Lions in the past and left a strong impression on domestic baseball fans, is in the twilight of his active career in his home country of the Dominican Republic. Navarro, who was the "main player of the Samsung Dynasty," is still showing off his long-shot power even at the age of his late 30s, recently expressed his intention to retire in the future through local media.

Navarro also played as a member of the club Leones del Escoch of the Dominican Winter League (LIDOM), which ended on the 1st. He proved that his skills were not rusty with a batting average of 0.282 (40 hits in 142 times at bat) and a six-homer OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.873 in 44 regular league games. Although his mobility is not as good as before, he ranked first in the OPS among hitters who filled the team's regular at-bats based on his unique pioneering vision and bat speed. It was better than the OPS of 0.775 recorded by Socrates Brito, who played for the KIA Tigers.

According to a recent report by Noticias SIN, a private broadcaster in the Dominican Republic, Navarro was able to play in the Caribbean series after the end of the Dominican Winter League, but he notified him of his absence due to family circumstances. At the same time, he acknowledged that the time to organize his career was approaching.

Navarro explained, "I have a personal problem with one of the children," and said, "I will do it for another year or two and then retire. There will be no more of this (thinking about family). I'm not confident of playing longer than that," he said. Regarding this, Noticias said, "Navarro announced the last period of his career."

Navarro is an unforgettable name for a domestic baseball fan. Navarro, who dominated the KBO League in the uniform of the Samsung Lions in the 2014-2015 season, won the 2014 Korean Series MVP and led the team to an integrated championship. In the 2015 season, he hit 48 home runs in 140 regular league games, breaking the record for most home runs (as of the time) and the record for most home runs at second base in a single KBO foreign hitter. Navarro's record was broken by Lewin Diaz (30), a foreign player for Samsung in the 2025 season. Diaz hit two more home runs than Navarro to reach the 50th home run mark.

After that, Navarro moved to the Chiba Lotte Marlins in the Japanese professional baseball league (NPB) after failing to renew his contract with Samsung due to attitude and other issues ahead of the 2016 season. Although he said goodbye, it is widely believed that Navarro's impact at Samsung was the best ever. Nevertheless, the foreign hitter's "last dance," which left a big mark in the club's history, has just begun to run toward its final stop.

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