José Ramón Alfonso Jr., known as Alfonsito, arrived in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday, joining the ranks of Cuban players who have fled the island. The young athlete “will go through the well-known free agency process and residency procedures” and then will look for an opportunity in a Major League team of USA, according to public Baseball FR.
Originally from Cienfuegos, the young man is the son of José Ramón Alfonso and brother of Edgar Brian, who in June 2021 he signed with the Los Angelinos’ American ninth for a starting bonus of $ 200,000. The ambidextrous had left the Island a year earlier.
Alfonsito’s escape occurred after having played four National Series with the Tigres de Ciego de Ávila. “In the last U-23 National Championship (2019) he compiled an offensive line of .333 (38 hits in 114 shifts) “, stressed the journalist Francys Romero.
The departure of Alfonso Jr. joins that of Orestes Reyes. The former Industriales player also arrived in the Dominican Republic in the early hours of January. The athlete had led the Havana team with the momentum of 26 races. “He can play in any garden with special ability within the central forest. He has speed, contact and power, tools with which he excelled in the last U-23 national championship,” said Romero.
The departure of Alfonso Jr. joins that of Orestes Reyes. The former Industriales player also arrived in the Dominican Republic in the early hours of January
These prospect leaks occur in the midst of the official proposal of the payment for advertising or to suspend the prohibition to return to the Island in eight years published in the weekly Workers. The bleeding is so evident that the publication acknowledges that in the last six years at least 635 players have left Cuba.
2021 was marked by the escapes of the youths. “In the history of Cuban baseball emigration, there have never been 15 outings in international events in a regular 12-month cycle,” recalled Romero, referring to the Pre-Olympic of the Americas held in Florida and the U-23 World Cup in Mexico. . “2015 remains the record year in total departures with 202.”
In recent years, Dominican Republic has become the benchmark for Cuban athletes. This Wednesday Jeison Martínez, who left the island in 2020 and kept training in the municipality of Quisqueya, confirmed that next January 18 he will have a showcase in the Irizarry field, located in the town of Boca Chica.
The native of Mayabeque is represented by Andy Mota, from Wasserman, the same company that advises players Yuli Gurriel and Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Kiké Hernández and Giancarlo Stanton.
________________________
Collaborate with our work:
The team of 14ymedio He is committed to doing serious journalism that reflects the reality of deep Cuba. Thank you for joining us on this long road. We invite you to continue supporting us, but this time becoming a member of our journal. Together we can continue transforming journalism in Cuba.
