The Cuban Yosimar Cousín, who in 2021 came to consider “not to continue playing baseball” because the Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB) cut short a contract with the Mexican team Charros, signed this Wednesday with the Chicago White Sox. The agreement is “2,000,000 dollars for two years and he will have a guaranteed space in the roster of the club”, confirmed on their social media the journalist Francys Romero.
The Cuban baseball specialist mentioned that the athlete, a native of Camagüey, could improve his salary based on his performance. If he stays in the starting lineup, in 2025 he would be paid $1.2 million a season, but if he lowers his level of play, he “will get a $625,000 contract in the US Minor Leagues.”
The 25-year-old will begin his journey at the Advanced Class-A and Double-A levels of the Windy City (Chicago) team. The intention is to see his progress, considering that he is a pitcher with six seasons in Cuban baseball and plenty of experience as a pitcher.
If he remains in the main lineup, in 2025 he would receive $1,200,000 per season, but if his level of play drops, “he will get a contract for $625,000
The communicator stressed that Cousín has received favorable comments from those who evaluate his performance and has enough potential to appear as a game starter and exhibits a fastball of between 92 and 95 miles per hour. His best pitchingaccording to several experts, is the slider and the curve.
Cousín was deleted from the list of options for the ninth Mexican Charros in 2021, according to what he told 14ymedio the sports director, Ray Padilla, because the FCB had him “punished” and he could not “go out or be loaned to any team”, although it was the same Federation that offered him as an option.
The player demanded an explanation, which the managers responded by saying that he was “blocked” from leaving. “ They have me on file“, he pointed out on his social networks. This was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Days before, Yosimar Cousín together with Yunior Tur were excluded from the call “ patriot team“which made up the manager Eriel Sánchez for the U-23 World Cup held in the state of Sonora (Mexico) and which meant the worst sangria in Cuban baseball with 12 leaks.
Cousín and Tour left the Island in 2022 and went to the Dominican Republic. While Yunior was hired in December for the Oakland Athletics, Yosimar trained for over a year seeking professional signing at the Yuan Pino Academy.
On the other hand, last Tuesday the nightmare ended for the baseball player Yariel Rodríguez, who after his participation with Cuba in the World Classic, abandoned his contract with the Japanese team of the Dragones de Chunichi and broke relations with the FCB. The ninth Japanese “fired” the native of Camagüey, with which he has the freedom to be hired by a foreign club.
Rodríguez had just received the shield that represents the territory of Camagüey and a recognition from the Communist Party for finishing fourth with Team Asere, when he announced his intention to seek an opportunity in a Major League team.
In an attempt to sanction, the Cuban Baseball Federation appealed a clause in the contract and demanded 10 million dollars from the athlete for “damages.” The official sports organization demanded the relevant “rights and responsibilities”.
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