Avilanian ex-player Yoelvis Fiss joins the mass exodus

MADRID, Spain.- Avilanian ex-player star Yoelvis Fiss left Cuba in the last few hours to try to reach the United States through the Central American migration route.

The news was confirmed this Tuesday by the specialized baseball journalist Frances Romero through their social networks.

Another ex-player leaves Cuba, according to close sources. The same active players as retired. The exodus from Cuban society is massive. https://t.co/x5XXWE7ORM

— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) October 11, 2022

Last year Fiss had decided to withdraw from the National Series, a competition in which he played more than 20 seasons with the Tigres de Ciego de Ávila, winning three of them.

Fiss, 42 years old and known as “the base racing car”, throughout his sports career on the Island hit more than 200 home runs and drove in more than 1,000 runs.

Among his merits also stand out having been the leader in home runs, leader in runs batted in and the most valuable player in the Tournament of Ports in Holland (2009).

After his retirement, the newspaper The invader published an article in which he recognized his abilities to “be fast, have a powerful arm and tremendous strength in his wrists.”

“Fiss exploited them like few others throughout his sports career. He was not one of the bunch. Now that he is saying goodbye as an athlete, it is worth affirming without fear of exaggeration: he is in the group of the players with the best results in the history of Cuban baseball, ”reviewed the aforementioned media outlet.

Unstoppable exodus of athletes and former athletes

When breaking the news about the Avilanian’s departure from Cuba, Romero stressed that Cuban society “emigrates en masse.”

At the beginning of this month, the renowned former pitcher Angel Pena He also left the Island to reach the United States, making the usual route through Central America.

Peña, 42 years old and a native of Cabaiguán, Sancti Spíritus, was world champion in the 15-16 category in Mazatlán, Mexico, where he gave Costa Rica a perfect game. At that age he debuted in the National Series with Los Gallos. In this competition he played for 23 seasons, for a total of 132 wins and 101 losses.

While last September the departure from Cuba of the also stellar former pitcher Ciro Silvino Licea.

The man from Granma left the country through the José Martí International Airport heading to Nicaragua to follow the migratory route to the United States and reunite with his wife.

According to the Customs and Protection Office, almost 180,000 Cubans will have entered through the Mexican border in 2022.

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