MADRID, Spain.- Another Cuban baseball prospect left Cuba in recent days. This is the outfielder Crisptohfer Pérez, who joined the Cuba team in lower categories. The news was spread by the sports journalist Francys Romero through Twitter.
The 18-year-old emigrated to the Dominican Republic and will try to sign with a Major League Baseball (MLB) team. Romero explained in this regard that Pérez will go through a new training process in Quisqueya until his free agency arrives and he is eligible to sign with an MLB organization.
Another under-18 talent decided to leave Cuba ?? and is already in the Dominican Republic, according to various sources.
Crisptohfer Pérez, 18, had joined the Cuba U-15 team and was part of the youth preselection.
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— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) May 9, 2022
He also recalled that the Pinar del Río was the starting right fielder in the U-15 World Cup that took place in Panama in 2018.
In the current Cuban Youth Championship in 2022, he was the leader in hits for his Pinar del Río team and batted .387.
“He has a lot of skills with his bat, contact, he’s fast and he also has the gift of being able to shoot with both hands on defense. Pérez can throw the same left to the right with the same intensity, ” said Romero on his talent.
According to the journalist’s considerations, among the factors that have influenced the recent flight of prospects, is the decision of the Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB) not to participate in the U-18 World Cup in Bradenton-Sarasota next September.
The tournament will be held in South Florida. “Presumably”, the fear that the Cuban baseball players would not return to the Island was the reason why the Cuban authorities decided not to participate.
Recent exodus of baseball prospects
During the month of March, the leader of the U15 national baseball team left Cuba and arrived in the Dominican Republic, Maykol Valdivia Brown; prospect Yorelquis Hernández from Santiago and Danell Figueroa from Matanzas, who projected to be a talent as a catcher.
While in 2021 they left the Island, also to the Dominican Republic, the Cienfuegos Christian Saez (14 years old), the man from Granma Rafael Alvarez (16 years old), Raico Quiñones (16 years old), Brayan San Juan (16 years old) and Norlis García (18 years old). All hoping to try their luck in the MLB.
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