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René Arocha studied at the Regla high school in Havana. After graduating high school, Arocha became a member of Cuba's famed national baseball team. In 1991, during an international competition, Arocha defected, opting for a life in the United States and the chance at playing in the Major Leagues. [2]
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[6] [7] And in another example, Marcus Stroman played for the United States in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, but played for Puerto Rico in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. [8] As such, player representation by birth spans to 25 countries as of the 2022 MLB season, with the United States topping the list at 1,057 players called up to 26-man ...
Cuesta went missing in August before the Cuba national baseball team could win the championship of the 2013 World Baseball Challenge against in Japan in Canada in Prince George, BC, in August. [1] It was believed that Cuesta defected from Cuba to pursue a career in Major League Baseball and meet up with his wife who had gone to the United ...
Check out a roundup of baseball stars that have had even more famous girlfriends (or have famous wives!)—and please be advised that Derek Jeter and A-Rod take up much of this list.
Lourdes Yunielki Gurriel Castillo Jr. (born October 10, 1993) is a Cuban-American professional baseball left fielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays. He also played for Sancti Spíritus and the Industriales of the Cuban National Series before defecting from Cuba.
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García defected from Cuba in 2016. [4] He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in February 2017, receiving a non-roster invitation to spring training. [5] He spent 2017 with both the Springfield Cardinals of the Class AA Texas League and the Memphis Redbirds of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, posting a combined .290 batting average with 15 home runs and 65 runs batted in (RBIs) between ...