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Prior to the Cuban Revolution, which saw Castro rise to power in 1959, Cuban-born players often played in the American Negro leagues and in Major League Baseball (MLB). ). Following the revolution, U.S.–Cuba relations became strained, and Castro ended professional baseball in Cuba (the Cuban League) [1] and forbade Cuban players to play
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Cuban baseball players. It includes Cuban baseball players that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Contents
The following is a list of baseball players from Cuba who have played in Major League Baseball ... List of baseball players who defected from Cuba; References
He defected from Cuba in 2012 and signed a seven-year, $42 million contract with the Dodgers. He made his MLB debut on June 3, 2013. In 2013, Puig hit .319 in 104 games with 19 home runs, and was selected by Baseball America to their annual "All-Rookie team". The Dodgers traded Puig to the Reds before the 2019 season, and the Reds traded Puig ...
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]
Serrano pitched for Villa Clara in the Cuban National Series, where he had a 4-16 win–loss record and a 4.40 earned run average. [1] He also pitched for the Cuban Junior National Team. [2] Serrano, Yadel Martí, and Yasser Gómez defected from Cuba in December 2008 in an effort to get to the Dominican Republic to seek a Major League Baseball ...
After the Cuban League season, Gurriel agreed to a contract with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), but did not appear in any games for the team and was placed on the restricted list. [2] [3] In February 2016, Gurriel and his brother Yulieski defected after competing in the Caribbean Series in the Dominican ...
Oropesa defected from the Cuban national team at the World University Games in Buffalo, New York in 1993, becoming the second active Cuban player (after René Arocha) to openly defect to the United States. [3] In 2012, he was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers to work with their newly signed Cuban player, Yasiel Puig.