Francys Romero
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Sources: David Price will pay out of his money $ 1,000 during the month of June to each minor league player in Dodgers system (40-man roster not included) according to multiple sources. Beautiful act if we count that Price hasn't played yet in MLB with
@Dodgers
. RESPECT.
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Venezuelan pitcher Marcos Barrios breaks down in tears with his mother after the news that he will sign with Chicago White Sox in the current international period.
Baseball ⚾️.
Pitcher venezolano 🇻🇪 Marcos Barrios rompe en llanto junto a su madre tras conocer que firmará con…
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Breaking: Cuban pitcher Yariel Rodriguez (26) left his contract with the Chunichi Dragons and the Cuban Baseball Federation and will seek to sign with an MLB team in the near future.
Rodríguez arrived in the Dominican Republic a few hours ago, per sources.
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Sources: Cuban RHP Jan Ewing Cabrera (19) left the country today and arrived in the Dominican Republic.
He will seek to sign with an MLB team. Cabrera was a member of Cuban U-18 National team in 2022.
He posted 8-0, 0.24 ERA, 59 IP, 80 SO in the last U-18 season.
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BREAKING: The Los Angeles Dodgers are calling up Cuban outfielder Andy Pagés, per sources.
He is the No. 94 prospect in baseball, according to
@MLBPipeline
.
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The Chicago White Sox have notified Cuban OF Oscar Colas that he made the roster for Opening Day.
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Cuban INF Leosdani Molina (21) signs with the Houston Astros, according to sources. Molina left Cuba in 2019 and has been running the 60 yards in 6.1. Athletic guy who has an excellent swing. The Astros are still the leaders signing Cuban players in the MLB system with 16.
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Source: Cuban SS/OF Luis Manuel León (16) is expected to sign in the coming days with the St. Louis Cardinals. Signing bonus is close to $1 M. Luis Manuel is the brother of Pedro León, Houston Astros prospect.
Other teams also made offers for León above $1M range but to sign…
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Sources: White Sox expected to sign Cuban OF Oscar Colas (22) for around $2.7 M when a new international signing period opens on January 15, 2022. Several MLB teams (Mets-Angels-Marlins) were in the race for Colas, who left Cuba in early January 2020 and was a FA last December.
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Sources: The Houston Astros are the favorites to sign Cuban OF Kevin Alvarez when a new international period opens January 15, 2025. Bonus sign will be in the $2 M range. Considered one of the best hitters in his class.
Alvarez, 15, left Cuba with his father in December 2021.
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Sources: Yasiel Puig is very close to sign with San Francisco Giants, a source tells me. The contract amount is unknown, but would have a one-year option.
Both sides, Puig and Giants are waiting for MLB to clarify the return date of baseball to make the official agreement.
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Great day for the South Side. Cuban OF Oscar Colas (23) officially signs with Chicago White Sox. Bonus deal: $ 2.7 M. Considering the "Cuban Ohtani" will focus only on batting, Colas could be invited to Spring Training camp.
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Cuba's bullpen catcher, Ivan Prieto, left the Cuba National team in Miami before the team returned to the country this morning, sources confirm.
Prieto is the first player to left the Cuba team in a World Baseball Classic.
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Angel Padrón de los Tiburones de La Guaira/Venezuela logra el 2do no hit no run en la historia de las Series del Caribe.
9.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 SO
Desde 1952 no ocurría un no-hitter en Series del Caribe.
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BREAKING: The Atlanta Braves and Cuban INF Yuli Gurriel are in agreement on a deal, per sources.
It's a Minor League deal. Yuli should be assigned some time to Triple-A.
The two-time World Series champion is back.
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Fernando Rodney and the arrow with the left side. 43 years old and he's still pitching at a high level.
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Cuban right-hander Yariel Rodríguez (26) and the Toronto Blue Jays are in agreement on a contract, per sources.
Rodríguez is expected to do the physical in the coming days in Toronto.
He is represented by WME agency and Edgar Mercedes from Born to Play.
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According to industry sources, the agreement between the Blue Jays and Cuban free agent RHP Yariel Rodriguez is on 4-year and $32 million.
Rodriguez would be the first Cuban-born pitcher in the history of the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Sources: The Houston Astros are the favorites to sign Cuban RHP Ruben Menes (20) when a new international signing period opens January 15. Bonus deal will be around $ 700,000.
More than 15 MLB teams attended the Menes showcase in Delray Beach on June 17.
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Source: Cuban OF/1B/C Ariel Martinez (26) will sign with the Nippon Ham Fighters in NPB. It will be official in the next few days.
Martínez will earn an estimated basic salary of 500,000 in 2023.
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Sources: Cuba and MLB reach an agreement by 2019 and Cuban baseball players will be able to sign with MLB from the island without having to emigrate:
@Enrique_Rojas1
@Ken_Rosenthal
@billjamesonline
@SieraSantos
@TheAthleticMLB
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Sources: Johan Oviedo and Malcom Nuñez are the players who are going to Pirates in José Quintana trade. Both cubans players.
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Sources: Cuban catcher Yasmani Grandal is on agreement with the Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s done deal.
@ByRobertMurray
was on it.
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Source: The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are interested in re-signing Alfredo Despaigne. There is no agreement yet.
The deal could be in the $ 1M-1.5M range for the remainder of the season.
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Sources: Cuban prospect OF Cesar Yanquiel Hernández (19) who left Cuba last year, is expected to sign with the Houston Astros for around $1.7 when a new international signing period opens January 15, 2024.
I ranked Hernandez as Cuba's
#1
prospect in my U-18 list in 2020.
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Cuban prospect OF Oscar Colas (23) arrived in the United States this Saturday and he has already joined the Chicago White Sox complex in Arizona for the spring training mini-camp. It is very likely that it will start 2022 in Class-A (Adv) or Double-A.
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Cuban SS Jhon Jairo Díaz (16) officially signed with Houston Astros yesterday on the last day of the international signing period. Bonus deal: $30,000.
Now, the Astros have 21 Cuban born players in their system (MLB leading team).
Jhon Jairo left Cuba in 2019.
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The Texas Rangers have informed Cuban OF/INF José Barrero that he made the roster for Opening Day, per sources.
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Aroldis Chapman rumor about offers from Dodgers and Padres is not accurate. Chapman had a bullpen in Miami yesterday in front of one MLB team, but there's nothing on the table yet, per sources.
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Fuentes: Otros dos peloteros abandonan el hotel de Cuba en Hermosillo. Se trata de Loidel Chapellí Jr. (19) y Yandy Yanes (23), ambos de Camaguey. Las salidas suben a 11, casi el 50% de la nómina. Chapellí Jr. es uno de los jugadores más buscados por los scouts de MLB.
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Source: Cuban OF Dariam Gutiérrez (19) signs with the Philadelphia Phillies. The bonus deal was set at $ 20,000. He left Cuba in 2020 and is a native of Havana. Mix of speed, power and talent.
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Sources: Cuban OF Pedro León (23) was promoted to Triple-A, Sugar Land
@SL_Skeeters
in recent hours.
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Breaking: Cuban LHP Aroldis Chapman is on agreement with the Pittsburgh Pirates, per sources.
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Yasiel Puig with a monster HR in Caribbean Series.
The "Wild Horse".
107.6 EV
416 FT
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Cuban OF Jordan Sánchez officially signs with the Baltimore Orioles.
Bonus deal: $450,000.
He left Cuba in 2023 and quickly made an impact on MLB teams with excellent athleticism and a swing that generates remarkable power and exit velocity.
Trained by Yuan Pino Academy.…
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Source: Cuban OF Kenni Gómez (16) will sign with the Houston Astros when the next international signing period opens on January 15, 2022. He left Cuba in 2019, a native of Granma. His signing bonus will be between $ 650K and 900K.
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Source: RHP Norge Carlos Vera (20) officially signs with the Chicago White Sox for 1.5 M. It is expected that in the near future Vera will be placed between Class A and AA level. He becomes the 12th Cuban in the White Sox system.
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Yuli Gurriel confirms to me that he will receive his 2022 World Series ring this Tuesday before the Marlins vs. Astros game at loanDepot Park.
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Cuban OF Cesar Yanquiel Hernández officially signs with the Houston Astros.
Bonus deal: $1.7 M.
I ranked Hernández as the
#1
in my list of the 25 best U-18 prospects in Cuba 2020.
He is represented by Edgar Mercedes and Born to Play.
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The Chicago White Sox call up the Cuban OF Oscar Colas back to MLB, per sources.
He will join the team tomorrow at the start of the series in Chicago vs. Blue Jays.
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Sources: Cuban RHP Carlos Espinosa (19) will sign with the Houston Astros when the next international signing period opens in January 2022. Great FB over 95 mph. Espinosa left Cuba in March 2020. Is trained by Héctor Berrios, same trainer as Vladimir Gutiérrez. Bonus (450 K).
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Sources: Cuban OF Loidel Chapelli Jr. (20) signs with the Chicago White Sox, it will be official in the coming days. Bonus deal: $500,000.
Chapellí is the first player of the 12 who left U-23 Cuban team last year in Mexico to agree with an MLB team.
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Cuban OF and switch hitter Yandro Hernández (18) is in agreement with the Minnesota Twins, per sources.
Estimated bonus: $800,000. The deal will be official when he receives free agency in a few days.
I ranked him as the best hitter for average in the U-18 class 2023 in Cuba.
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Source: Cuban OF/INF Norel González (26) has signed a contract with the Houston Astros. Gonzalez will start at the Double-A level. Big bat with great contact and power. His slash line in 5 seasons in the Cuban League was .315/.395/.457. He left Cuba in July 2019.
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Source: Cuban OF Oscar Colas (24) was promoted to Triple-A, Charlotte. Getting closer to MLB.
Colas has 21 HR, 76 RBI, and .309 AVG between Class-A adv and Double-A this season.
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Yordan Álvarez (25 years old) is the youngest DH to win a Silver Slugger since Frank Thomas (1991, 23 years old).
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BREAKING: The Toronto Blue Jays are calling up Cuban right-hander Yariel Rodríguez, per sources.
Yariel should be activated this Saturday.
His journey to the Big Leagues began a year ago and now he will be able to make it a reality.
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Yoenis Cespedes is in good health right now, a source close to the player confirms. It is still unknown what happened that he didn´t show up at the ballpark this morning, but he is in good health.
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Cuban INF Cesar Prieto traded to Cardinals in Jack Flaherty move, per sources.
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Sources: Guillermo Heredia will sign with a KBO team for the 2023 season and will no longer play with the Estrellas Orientales in the Dominican Winter League during 2022. The contract will be in the $ 1 M range.
Heredia was DFA last week for the Braves.
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The Seattle Mariners are the most active team for Cuban OF/DH Jorge Soler, per source.
Yankees and Marlins have also approached and have shown interest.
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Cuban RHP Yariel Rodriguez has just arrived in the United States after almost a month of waiting for his visa. He will report tomorrow to the Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training Camp in Dunedin, Florida.
Next to Yariel in the photo, his agent Edgar Mercedes from Born to Play.
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Yuli Gurriel 1st HR with the Miami Marlins. 95 in his MLB career.
Yuli Gurriel 1er HR con los Miami Marlins. El 95 de su carrera en MLB.
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Cuban OF Oscar Colas was optioned today to Triple-A, Charlotte.
Quite illogical move by the White Sox. Using an option on a player so that he is only in the Big Leagues for one game and as a pinch hitter makes no sense.
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Source: Cuban prospect OF Christian Sáez is expected to sign with the St. Louis Cardinals when a new international signing period opens January 15, 2024. Approx bonus range: $150,000.
Sáez made a huge impact in the U-12 World Cup (2019) with 4 HR and .522 AVG. Two years later…
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Sources: Cuban LHP Fernando Silvera (19) officially signs with the Houston Astros. Bonus deal: $17,500. Now the Astros have 21 Cubans in his system, MLB leaders.
Silvera (91-93 FB) left Cuba in 2021. Nice stuff, also (CV, CH, SINKER).
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El futbolista cubano Roberney Caballero (28) y otros tres jugadores abandonaron la selección de Cuba que se encuentra disputando la Copa de Oro en los Estados Unidos.
Las salidas ocurrieron en Miami antes de que el equipo viajara a Houston, de acuerdo a fuentes cercanas.
Ya…
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Yoenis Céspedes will return to baseball in Dominican Winter League, per sources. It will be with the Aguilas Cibaeñas. The last time he played an official game was on August 1, 2020.
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Sources: 10 teams right now are the strongest candidates to sign the Cuban RHP Yariel Rodríguez (26):
-Yankees
-Astros
-Rangers
-Pirates
-Dodgers
-Phillies
-Blue Jays
-White Sox
-Mets
-Giants
Waiting for free agency, Rodríguez threw 94-97 MHP in three consecutive tryouts…
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Sources: Yoan Moncada and Luis Robert said “yes” to the Cuban National Team to the WBC and they will be in the preliminary 50-man roster.
Surely they will have to wait for White Sox's permission, but at least it's the will of both players.
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Cuban TOP PROSPECT OF Oscar Colas will be officially signing with the
#WhiteSox
on Monday, January 17, not today.
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Espectacular HR de 3 carreras de Marcell Ozuna. Se hizo tres “selfies” en la vuelta al cuadro.
Marcell Ozuna’s 3-run HR. He took 3 “selfies” in the play.
🎥
@MLB
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Source: Cuban INF Yolbert Sanchez was promoted to Triple-A, Charlotte.
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Victor Rodriguez will be the new hitting coach of the San Diego Padres, per sources.
Rodriguez, 61, served as an assistant hitting coach for the Boston Red Sox from 2013 to 2017 and with the Cleveland Guardians from 2017 to 2023.
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Some MLB teams have expressed interest in Yasiel Puig, per sources.
Puig's status has taken a turn in the last month. The Tampa Bay Rays are one of the teams that have been looking at Puig.
The Wild Horse is one of the best hitters in the Winter Ball season with .360 AVG, 12…
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No-hitter trio with lowest bonus sign in history:
$25,000 and three no-hitters for the Houston Astros. Give this piece of art a title.
-Framber Valdez $10,000
-Cristian Javier $10,000
-Ronel Blanco $5,000
Scouts: Román Ocumarez and Oz Ocampo.
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Dominican twins brothers OF Luis Ramon King and SS Luis Steven King are expected to sign with the Kansas City Royals and Houston Astros when a new international signing period opens January 15, 2025, per sources.
They are two highly rated prospects from Sanamá City.
Estimated…
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Source: Yuli Gurriel is a doubt to play today as a 1B in Game 6 of the World Series. However, one of the most realistic alternatives if he plays today is as a DH. The Astros are going to wait until the last hour to make a decision depending on how Gurriel feels in the pre-game.
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BREAKING: Asociación de Peloteros Cubanos Profesionales buscará reunir a jugadores emigrados 🇨🇺 para disputar eventos internacionales como el Clásico Mundial de Béisbol próximamente. Varios peloteros de MLB y otros circuitos han confirmado su participación en el proyecto.
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Cuban-born players in the Houston Astros system for decades. Some call it the Gurriel & Yordan effect.
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OF Oscar Colas (23) was promoted to Birmingham
@BhamBarons
, Double-A, in recent hours. The Cuban prospect should be activated this Tuesday.
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Ronel Blanco is an incredible story. Only 5,000 bonus in international signing period.
He was signed in 2016 by Román Ocumarez and Oz Ocampo. Massive work by those scouts who also signed Framber Valdez and Cristian Javier.
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The White Sox are calling up Cuban OF Oscar Colás, per sources.
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The Blue Jays, Pirates, Astros and Yankees are still in the bidding for Cuban RHP free agent Yariel Rodriguez (26), per sources.
The teams in the bid are not expected to make a decision with Rodríguez until the negotiation of Yoshinobu Yamamoto's contract is finalized.
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Dominican RHP Jarlin Susana officially signs with the San Diego Padres. Bonus deal: 1.7 M.
6.6, 230 lbs. He has reached 100 mph with his fastball.
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Cuban OF Samuel Sanchez (16) officially signs with the Detroit Tigers. Bonus deal: $ 350,000.
He is the Cuba born player
#30
who signs in the current international period.
Sanchez left the country in 2020 with 14 years old. Some scouts believe that Samuel is a good athlete with…
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Source: Cuban RHP Vladimir Gutierrez (25) is promoted to MLB from Cincinnati Reds, Triple-A. Gutierrez was 2-0, 2.65 in three starts at Louisville. He becomes the 221st Cuban to reach MLB and the 2nd to debut in 2021.
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Cuban ace RHP Yariel Rodriguez (26) will have his first tryout in a few minutes in the Dominican Republic.
More than 15 teams are present right now to see Cuba's first pitcher in the V World Baseball Classic.
Pirates
Mets
Giants
Reds
Rays
Athletics
Angels
Dodgers
Blue Jays…
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Cuban OF Luis Miguel Rives officially signs with the Houston Astros.
Bonus deal: $900,000.
Athletic outfielder, switch hitter, speed and elite arm.
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It's official: Cuban LHP Yanquiel Sanchez (20) signed with the Astros. He will play in Dominican Summer League. FB (92 mph), CV (78) and CH (80). Left Cuba in 2019. The Astros are the MLB organization with the most Cubans (16), followed by the White Sox (11) and Dodgers (8).
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El 30 de agosto Randy Arozarena estaba en el sitio alternativo de Tampa sin una esperanza cierta.
40 días después ha roto más de 10 récords en postseason y se convertirá en el 1er MVP cubano de una ALCS desde Orlando Hernández en 1999.
Que nadie nunca te diga que no puedes!
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Sources: Cuban infielder Yolbert Sanchez has signed a 2.5 M contract with Chicago White Sox. Sanchez had been linked for more than six months with the Sox´s until today was made official. He left Cuba last summer in a speedboat that took him to Mexico.
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Cuban OF Jordan Sánchez (18) will sign in the coming days with the Baltimore Orioles, per sources.
The agreement is pending physical. He will receive a signing bonus in the range of $400,000 to $450,000.
Sánchez left Cuba in July 2023 and became one of the international free…
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Source: Cuban RHP Yosimar Cousin (25) and the Chicago White Sox are in agreement on a two-year MLB deal, 2 million contract, pending physical.
Cousin left Cuba in January 2022. Potential starter with 92-95 mph, slider above the average (best pitch), change-up and curve.
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Cuban INF Cesar Prieto (22) officially sign with the Baltimore Orioles.
Bonus deal: $ 750,000.
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Fernando Tatis Jr. with his 2nd HR in the Dominican Winter League.
4-3, 2 2B, HR, tonight
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The Chicago White Sox will sign SS Juan Uribe Jr. when a new international signing period opens January 15.
Approximate bonus range: 200,000.
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BREAKING: The Chicago White Sox are calling up Cuban 3B Bryan Ramos (22), per sources.
Ramos is currently traveling to St. Louis to join the team.
He is the No. 4 prospect in the White Sox, according to
@MLBPipeline
.
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Cuban INF Alejandro Nuñez (18) will sign with the Houston Astros, pending physical. Bonus deal: $ 10,000.
Nuñez left Cuba in 2019 with 15 years old. The Astros will return to have 20 Cuban born players in their system with this agreement.
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Source: The Houston Astros sign two other cubans players:
-RHP Roger Benavides (20)
-C Sandro Gaston (18)
Both deals were closed for a 10K. Now the Astros have 18 Cubans in their system (leaders in MLB).
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Países con más representación en All-Star Game 2023 sin incluir EE.UU.
-Cuba 🇨🇺 8
-República Dominicana 🇩🇴 7
-Venezuela 🇻🇪 5
El impacto de los cubanos en 2023 compitiendo con potencias como Dominicana y Venezuela.
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Fuentes: El lanzador cubano Bryan Chi (22) abandonó la selección de Cuba en el Mundial Sub-23 horas antes de realizarse el partido por el bronce ante Colombia. Se convierte en el 9no abandono en este
#U23WorldCup
. Chi estuvo en EEUU en Mayo con el equipo al Preolimpico.
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Cuban ace RHP Yariel Rodriguez (26) impressed yesterday in his first tryout with more than 15 MLB teams watching in the Dominican Republic.
After 6 months without active play, the speed, pitch movement and spin rate are there.
FB (9 pitches) 96.2 MPH / 2586 Spin
SL (6 pitches)…
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Cuban RHP Luis Madrazo (23) officially signs with the San Diego Padres. Great potential on his fastball (95 mph) and secondary pitches. Bonus deal was set at $ 10,000.
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Cuban OF Lisbel Díaz (17) officially signs with the San Francisco Giants.
He left Cuba in May 2022. Speed, contact hitter and ability to play any position are some of his strengths.
Cuban born player
#25
who signs in the current period.
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Sources: Cuban international free agent OF Yorman Licourt (20) have agreed to a contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, pending physical.
Estimated bonus: $600,000.
Licourt will travel to the Dominican Republic in the coming days. He left Cuba in 2023 and settled in Mexico.
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Sources: Cuban CF Yaisel Ramos (19) agreed with St. Louis Cardinals, pending physical. 6’4 185 lbs, plus arm 60/80, plus raw and game power. Ramos is from Havana and left Cuba in 2018. He belongs to the H3K Baseball Academy in DR.
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According to MLB scouts, Rodríguez could sign a contract in the range of $50 M and 5 years. Potential MLB 3-5 rotation starter.
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Source: Cuban LHP Yanquiel Sánchez (20) will sign with the Houston Astros in about two weeks and will become the 16th Cuban to belong to the Houston system, leader among MLB teams. Sánchez left Cuba in 2020 and has a good fastball (92 mph), CV (78 mph) and CH (80 mph).
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