The slugger Alfredo Despaigne will wear the Piratas de Campeche jersey of the Mexican League baseball again. The franchise that took him a year ago for the second time signed an agreement with the Cuban Baseball Federation ( FCB ) for receiving the Granma outfielder who caused such a good impression on his debut last year in this tournament.
In the previous season Despaigne recorded excellent numbers at the dish to playing for this team, a performance that earned him the afterwards that managers of the organization have been in contact with the FCB to take him back to Mexico.
During his tenure in the league last term, Alfredo matched one of the more aged records of this baseball, mark which by the way had been imposed by another legendary Cuban Martin Dihigo, and later tied by a Mexican, when he went 6-6 in a game . Overall, the cleanup hitter for Cuba’s national team participated in 33 games, hit 45 hits, an average of 338, with 8 homers and 24 RBIS
According to the Cuban News Agency (ACN), Alfredo Despaigne had traveled to Mexico last week and it was not until a few hours that the slugger had his official papers to join the Campeche squad.
In the national championship of Cuba, Granma has participated in 10 series, and has in his curriculum sheet the record for most home runs in a season with 36 on the regular stage and 5 in the postseason for a total of 41 on the 51 SNB.
