The theft of his passport, with a US and Mexican visa, in addition to his work permit, prevented Cuban baseball player Roel Santos from joining the preseason with the Olmecas de Tabasco.
However, a source within the Mexican team confirmed to 14ymedio that the player “has already received permission in the US to travel to Havana,” where he will be able to recover his documentation and travel to Mexico before April 20, in time for the start of the Mexican Baseball League.
This Thursday morning, Santos was in Miami, where he was the victim of a robbery of which no details have been given, but the source of his team assures that “he is expected in the next few days” and that his participation “comes into the plans” of Mexican executives. On the Facebook profile Estadio Centenario February 27 a video was uploaded in which the Cuban athlete invites fans to attend the headquarters of the Tabasco team to learn about the new attractions.
Through a post by Olmec New Times it was reported that Santos it would take between a month and a half to two months to recover his documentation, a time in which “he could not leave the United States.” However, after some calls from the baseball player, the situation changed and Havana is already working on recovering his documents.
The specialized medium Cuban ball confirmed that the player, a native of Granma, had not been able to move from Miami after his participation with the Team Asere team, which finished fourth in the World Classic after a controversial match in which the Cuban team faced the United States. This Thursday, the athlete shared a video on his Instagram account in which he is seen on a yacht, as well as some images from his stay in Florida.
This Thursday morning, Santos was in Miami, where he was the victim of a robbery of which no details have been given, but the source of his team assures that “he is expected in the next few days.”
Santos began playing for the Olmecas de Tabasco in 2019. At that time, he had experience in the Canadian-American Independent League, the Japanese Professional League and the Colombian Professional Baseball League.
Play Off Magazine revealed in 2020 that Roel Santos had a salary of $7,000 a month. In the same publication, the then president of the Cuban Baseball Federation, Higinio Vélez, assured that the money was received entirely by the athlete, and the federations received the equivalent of 20% of the club’s contract.
The numbers of the man from Granma in the summer with the Olmecas were phenomenal. Through 68 games he owns a .411 batting average. In 253 at-bats, he hit 8 home runs, 104 hits and drove in 30 runs.
During the winter he played with the Naranjeros de Hermosillo of the Arco League, in Mexico, and reached the semifinals. In regular season he starred in 58 games with a .303 batting average and excelled in left-center field.
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