AREQUIPA, Peru – Cuban Industriales and national team catcher Oscar Valdés arrived in the United States through a family claim.
Sports journalist Francys Romero shared the news on a Facebook postalso showing an image of the baseball player after his departure from Cuba accompanied by his father.
“Valdés was in 10 National Series with the Industriales and will seek to continue in some Independent League or circuits like Mexico,” said the reporter.
Likewise, he highlighted that Valdés was a member of the Cuba team in international events such as the 2019 Pan American Games.
Due to his development as an athlete in recent years, baseball fans on the island will miss Valdés’ presence in the face of the Premier 12 preselection, a tournament organized by the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC). in English).
A report from the Swing Complete site details that throughout his career (including playoffs and Elite League), the player had an average of .282 with 525 hits (99 doubles, 11 triples, 32 homers), 303 RBIs and 304 runs scored.
The exodus of Cuban athletes and coaches continues to transcend in a context marked by the sports crisis in Cuba and in the face of an unprecedented wave of migration.
At the end of last month, a Cuban baseball team coach from Santa Clara, who participated in the Little League World Series (LLWS) in the city of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, escaped from the delegation in the United States.
According to the sports portal Cuban ballCarlos César Martínez remained with the team until Saturday the 24th, when he decided to stay on American soil. Presumably, the Cuban would have met with his brother, who lives there.
Recently, the Cuban goalkeeper Leonardo Hierrezuelo, 22 years old, escaped from the national futsal team while in Huelva, Spain, where the team is preparing for the 2024 World Cup in Uzbekistan.
With the escape of Hierrezuelo, the Cuban team is left with only one goalkeeper, Kevin Rueda from Sancti Spiritus.
This “desertion” is added to that of Harold Aguilera, who a month ago separated from the team after a friendly match against Ukraine in Viseu, Portugal.
