MADRID, Spain.- The young Cuban pitcher Alain López recently arrived in the United States for the family claim process. López, 19 years old and a native of Matanzas, will settle in Florida, reported sports journalist Francys Romero.
Despite his young age, the man from Matanzas was part of the Crocodiles team during the last National Baseball Series and took the field in the final of the tournament against Granma.
Although the victory went to Granma, the manager of the Crocodiles, Armando Ferrer, told the Cuban News Agency that the rookie’s performance had left “a good taste.”
“His main weapon both outside and on the mound is to always be focused and attentive to the performance of rival hitters during the game process”, reviewed ACN on that occasion.
In the 2019-2020 National Youth Championship, Alain López was the leader in effectiveness.
In 2020 Romero had said about the prospect: “He has resources in his secondary pitches, the stable fastball is at 88 miles, not discounting that in the future he could exceed 90 and be successful in the senior category in a couple of seasons ”.
This same week it transpired that baseball player Adriel Labrada had arrived in the United States after making the dangerous migration route from Nicaragua. The man from Santiago had captained Las Avispas de Santiago de Cuba in the last National Series.
While pitcher Earle Rafael Zulueta arrived in Mexico in recent days. The Havanan, who will turn 16 next December, will apply for free agency and will try to sign with a Major League Baseball (MLB) organization.
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