{"id":61362,"date":"2016-01-12T08:33:57","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T13:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oncubamagazine.com\/?p=61362"},"modified":"2016-01-12T08:33:57","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T13:33:57","slug":"2015-record-migration-in-cuban-baseball-players-mlb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/society-cuba\/migrations-in-cuba\/2015-record-migration-in-cuban-baseball-players-mlb\/","title":{"rendered":"2015: record migration in Cuban baseball"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the year just finished, the history of the migration of Cuban baseball players reached a new record: 150 baseball players abandoned the country (both legally and illegally) with the same gaol: become professional players.<\/p>\n

This phenomenon continues to persist in the midst of the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States.<\/p>\n

It is no secret that the embargo imposed on Cuba has motivated the baseball players\u2019 emigration since the 1960s. However, this unconfirmed register (that passed 80 in 2014) reaffirms the severity of the crisis in which national baseball finds itself.<\/p>\n

According to Heriberto Su\u00e1rez, National Commissioner of Baseball \u201cthis is a vulnerable stage, mainly in the sense of the exodus we\u2019ve seen over the last five, six years.\u201d The advances in the negotiations between the MLB and Cuba are an example of the mutual interest in stopping the exodus.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a way for MLB to get a definite, and legal, participation from Cubans in the MLB. We hope to negotiate with them and that requires cooperation from the United States and the Cuban governments, but we hope to do it,\u201d said executive Vice-president of the MLB, Dan Halem on December 15th in Havana.<\/p>\n

Days later, the MLB asked the OFAC for special permission to contract Cuban baseball players. The embargo prevents cash-generating agreements, but even so baseball is an area in which OFAC has the priority to permit an agreement.<\/p>\n

The challenge is big and requires negotiations, but if the agreement comes to fruition, 2016 could be the last year that baseball players emigrate. Lack of confidence is a uniting factor among those who leave: \u201cThe negotiations could last a long time, who knows how long we will have to wait,\u201d a young baseball player who did not want to reveal his identity told OnCuba<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Between the 150 baseball players who left Cuba in 2015, the majority is comprised of a promising generation of talented players aged between 15 and 25. The average age within this exodus is 22.89.<\/p>\n

Promising baseball players of ages between 16 and 18, cases like Adrian Morej\u00f3n, Lazaro Armenteros, Miguel Vargas (the son of L\u00e1zaro Vargas), Omar Estevez and Yusniel D\u00edaz, have also left. Only six players that are over 30 feature among the emigrants.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 30 MBL teams are interested in me. I left Cuba because I always believed in my talent – I\u2019m out of this world,\u201d outfielder L\u00e1zaro Armenteros told OnCuba<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The province that lost the most players in the most recent wave of emigration was Havana with 31. It is followed by Pinar del R\u00edo (18), Santiago de Cuba (15), Matanzas and Mayabeque (13), Artemisa (12) and Villa Clara and Las Tunas (10).<\/p>\n

It is unlikely that all of the baseball players on the list will sign a contract in the future. According to analysts, it is estimated that franchises only sign one. Other estimations raise the average to 15:1. The competition is strong as the market of Cuban talent competes with others of the same quality like the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been in the Dominican Republic for almost two years now, and to tell the truth, I don\u2019t know what baseball players who don\u2019t get contracts do to earn a living. I\u2019ve not had the opportunity to talk to anyone in that situation. Working here is difficult. Those of us who make it to the United States have a much better chance of playing there or in any other country, but here we\u2019re stuck,\u201d Lerys Aguillera, Holgu\u00edn first base told OnCuba<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe dream of every Cuban baseball player is to play in the Major Leagues, but the reality is that they\u2019re not giving opportunities to the young players,\u201d said Jeans Rodr\u00edguez, who was the leader in hume runs in he last National Under 23 Series.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is for my future and the future of my family. You get disappointed by Cuban baseball. I was batting 355, leading in home-runs and second on RBIs and they didn\u2019t even put me in the reserves for the Premier 12, which was the least they could have done to reward me,\u201d said Havana-born Yasser Julio Gonz\u00e1lez, who before leaving played for Pinar del Rio.<\/p>\n

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Yasser Julio Gonzalez. Photo: Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Who makes up the \u201c150\u201d<\/h2>\n

This list of baseball players would not have been possible without the invaluable help from my colleauges Yordano Carmona, Daniel de Malas, Ibrahim Rojas and Yussef D\u00edaz, who supported me. Each one of them confirmed that all these players have left Cuba.<\/p>\n

1-Vladimir Guti\u00e9rrez (20) P<\/p>\n

2-Lazaro Alonso (21) INF\/OF<\/p>\n

3-Yoel Rojas (22) C<\/p>\n

4-Osniel Madera (30) OF\/INF<\/p>\n

5-Randy Arozarena (20) INF\/OF<\/p>\n

6-Yosviel Vila\u00fa (22) P<\/p>\n

7-Maikel Serrano (22) OF<\/p>\n

8-Julio Alfredo Mart\u00ednez (24) P<\/p>\n

9-Lorenzo Quintana (26) C<\/p>\n

10-Luis Alberto Vald\u00e9s (26) INF<\/p>\n

11-Barbaro Urquiola (25) INF<\/p>\n

12-Jorge O\u00f1a (19) OF<\/p>\n

13-Raidel Orta (19) P<\/p>\n

14-Josuan Hern\u00e1ndez (21) C<\/p>\n

15-Jesus Balaguer (22) P<\/p>\n

16-Alfredo Rodriguez (21) INF<\/p>\n

17-Yusnier Diaz (19) OF<\/p>\n

18-Ronald Bola\u00f1os (18) P<\/p>\n

19-Yanio L Perez (20) OF\/INF<\/p>\n

20-L\u00e1zaro Hern\u00e1ndez (22) INF<\/p>\n

21-Alay Rafael Lago (25) INF<\/p>\n

22-Jose Norbelis Betancourt (28) P<\/p>\n

23-Navid Luis Cosme (21) P<\/p>\n

24-Mario Luis Cosme (29) INF<\/p>\n

25-Pavel Pino (24) P<\/p>\n

26-Diosbel Arias (19) INF<\/p>\n

27-Dayan Gonz\u00e1lez (21) OF<\/p>\n

28-Misael Villa (22) P<\/p>\n

29-Antonio Bar\u00f3 (23) P<\/p>\n

30-Yadiel Hern\u00e1ndez (28) OF<\/p>\n

31-Omar Estevez (17) INF<\/p>\n

32-Dainer Moreira (30) INF<\/p>\n

33-Cionel Perez (19) P<\/p>\n

34-Moises Esquerre (20) INF<\/p>\n

35-Yordanis Linares (25) OF<\/p>\n

36-Ramon Lunar (27) OF<\/p>\n

37-Yuniel Flores (27) OF<\/p>\n

38-Norge Luis Ruiz (21) P<\/p>\n

39-Yordan \u00c1lvarez (18) INF\/OF<\/p>\n

40-Eddy Julio Mart\u00ednez (20) OF<\/p>\n

41-Carlos Viera (27) P<\/p>\n

42-Yaisel Sierra (24) P<\/p>\n

43-Maikel C\u00e1ceres (32) INF\/OF<\/p>\n

44-Alberto Diaz (24) C<\/p>\n

45-Joaquin Carbonell (26) OF<\/p>\n

46-Luis Y. La O (24) INF<\/p>\n

47-Adriel Labrada (24) INF<\/p>\n

48-Henry Pantoja (17) OF<\/p>\n

49-Alain Tamayo (24) P<\/p>\n

50-Yosibel Castillo (22) P<\/p>\n

51-Maikel Taylor (24) P<\/p>\n

52-Rogelio Quesada (22)<\/p>\n

53-Raidel Chac\u00f3n (21) P<\/p>\n

54-Elian Leyva (26) P<\/p>\n

55-Yoandri Portal (28) P<\/p>\n

56-Henry Quintero (21) INF<\/p>\n

57-Fidel Romero (26) P<\/p>\n

58-Dary Bartolom\u00e9 (31) INF<\/p>\n

59-Damian Leyva\u00a0 (21) P<\/p>\n

60-Alexander Gambe (21) Habana \u2013 OF<\/p>\n

61-Yanciel Ajete (23) INF<\/p>\n

62-Rafael Vi\u00f1ales (23) C<\/p>\n

63-Yordan Batista (32) INF<\/p>\n

64-Yosley Veit\u00eda (18) INF<\/p>\n

65-Johan Oviedo (17) P<\/p>\n

66-Raiko Olivares (29) INF<\/p>\n

67-Lisban Correa (26) C<\/p>\n

68-Julio Montesinos (25) P<\/p>\n

69-Rafael Reyes (23) OF<\/p>\n

70-Orlando Mart\u00ednez (18) INF<\/p>\n

71-Yunior Valiente (23) OF<\/p>\n

72-Florencio Maleta (25) P<\/p>\n

73-Rudeldis Garc\u00eda (30) C<\/p>\n

74-Daniel Aguilera (27) INF<\/p>\n

75-Jorge Luis Bravo (26) P<\/p>\n

76-Raicel Poll (27) P<\/p>\n

77-Javier Norberto Castellanos (23) OF<\/p>\n

78-Oscar Vald\u00e9s (23) C<\/p>\n

79-Noel Ortiz (22) P<\/p>\n

80-Julio Cesar Gonz\u00e1lez (21) INF<\/p>\n

81-Felix Fuentes (28) P<\/p>\n

82-Pedro Dur\u00e1n (21) P<\/p>\n

83-Ronny Vald\u00e9s (21) P<\/p>\n

84-Eduardo Ferrer (21) P<\/p>\n

85-Jos\u00e9 Daudinot (20) OF<\/p>\n

86-Irvin del R\u00edo (24) P<\/p>\n

87-Yuniel Cabrera (27) INF<\/p>\n

88-Osmeni Romero (23) P<\/p>\n

89-Luis Estrada (19) P<\/p>\n

90-Dariel Crespo (23) C<\/p>\n

91-Robersy Ramos (26) OF<\/p>\n

92-Miguel Angel Lastra (22) P<\/p>\n

93-Franklin Quintana (20) P<\/p>\n

94-Randy Terry (24) INF<\/p>\n

95-Yandy Garc\u00eda (21) P<\/p>\n

96-Michel B\u00e1ez (19) P<\/p>\n

97-Yosuan Gil (19) C<\/p>\n

98-Adri\u00e1n Morej\u00f3n (16) P<\/p>\n

99-Sergio Luzardo (22) P<\/p>\n

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Urmaris Guerra. Photo: Universo Beisbol<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

100-Urmaris Guerra (28) OF<\/p>\n

101-Omar Hojas (21) OF<\/p>\n

102-Yoel Yanqui (19) INF<\/p>\n

103-Luis Guzm\u00e1n (25) P<\/p>\n

104-Andy Pacheco (20) INF<\/p>\n

105-Lester Madden (16) INF<\/p>\n

106-Rodry Yasmani Castell\u00f3 (21) P<\/p>\n

107-Onel Vega (24) C<\/p>\n

108-Miguel Vargas (16) INF<\/p>\n

108\u00aa-L\u00e1zaro Vargas<\/p>\n

109-Carlos Nubiola (19) P<\/p>\n

110-Brayan \u00c1lvarez (21) P<\/p>\n

111-Jeans Rodr\u00edguez (21) INF<\/p>\n

112-Yadier Echevarr\u00eda (20) P<\/p>\n

113-Denis Pe\u00f1a (19) INF<\/p>\n

114-Yasser Julio Gonz\u00e1lez (23) OF<\/p>\n

115-Michel Mart\u00ednez Pozo (29) P<\/p>\n

116-Delvis Borges (25) P<\/p>\n

117-Yusmel Vel\u00e1zquez Aguilar (24) P<\/p>\n

118-Rangel Rodr\u00edguez (27) INF<\/p>\n

119-Lester Jova (26) INF<\/p>\n

120-Anibal Sierra (21) INF<\/p>\n

121-Adrian Moreno (26) INF<\/p>\n

122-Dari\u00e9n P\u00e9rez (18) P<\/p>\n

123-Dani Monterrey (21) P<\/p>\n

124-Andr\u00e9s Hern\u00e1ndez (19) OF\/INF<\/p>\n

125-Humberto Morales (24) INF<\/p>\n

126-Luis Abel Castro (29) C<\/p>\n

127-Dari\u00e9n Nu\u00f1ez (22) P<\/p>\n

128-Elier S\u00e1nchez (29) P<\/p>\n

129-Oriel Mart\u00ednez (23) P<\/p>\n

130-L\u00e1zaro Armenteros (16) OF<\/p>\n

131-Carlos Sierra (20) P<\/p>\n

132-Yusniel Aguilar (18) OF<\/p>\n

133-Yusniel Padr\u00f3n (18) P<\/p>\n

134-Jorge Castro (18) P<\/p>\n

135-Luis Angel Ramos (18) P<\/p>\n

136-Jonathan Machado (17) INF<\/p>\n

137-Yunier Castillo (24) P<\/p>\n

138-Javier Pedroso (23) P<\/p>\n

139-Jander Santamar\u00eda (24) INF<\/p>\n

140-Enrique Bicet (27) INF<\/p>\n

141-Ruden S\u00e1nchez (30) OF<\/p>\n

142-Yaciel Jim\u00e9nez (27) OF<\/p>\n

143-Luis Miguel Nava (33) INF<\/p>\n

144-Guillermo Heredia (24) OF<\/p>\n

145-Orlando Barroso (24) P<\/p>\n

146-Yunieski Garc\u00eda (22) P<\/p>\n

147-Leonis Figueredo (22) OF<\/p>\n

148-Sergio Rodriguez Chaviano (22) P<\/p>\n

149-L\u00e1zaro \u00c1guila (23) P<\/p>\n

150-Alejandro Rivero (18) OF<\/p>\n

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