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Cuban prospect is a sensation in the Dominican Republic

Molina has clocked around 6.1 and 6.2 in the 60 yards.

Leosdani Molina © Leosdani Molina/Facebook.
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The Cuban prospectLeosdani Molina He has generated interest in several Major League organizations, and thanks to his tools he has become a sensational talent in the Dominican Republic.

According to sources, they toldCyberCuba, Molina was declared a free agent by the Commissioner's Office and is eligible to sign with an MLB franchise in the near future.

The shortstop who just turned 21 years old left Cuba at the end of 2019 and was accompanied by his teammate in Santiago de Cuba, Ricardo Ramos, another skilled infielder.

Molina is from the Tercer Frente municipality in eastern Santiago and since his arrival in Quisqueya he has polished his tools and achieved leaps in quality.

In his swing you can see some consistent movements such as exit speed and balance of his legs and hands.

He has run the 60 yards in times between 6.1 and 6.3, with his best time to date being 6.10 seconds, which he set in recent training sessions.

Molina was in 21 games with the Avispas de Santiago in the National Series (2019-2020) and on very few occasions he left a pleasant impression with an offensive line of .250/.300/.339, two doubles and a home run.

Excellent athletes like the Cuban have lately been the favorites of scouts in the international market. Speed, versatility, power, contact and defense are well-paid attributes in the constant search for talent. Molina has several tools to achieve that "first objective" of entering professionalism.

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Francys Romero

Writer, reporter and sports journalist for CiberCuba. Member of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). Author of "The dream and reality. Stories of the emigration of Cuban baseball (1960-2018)." He has been cited by ESPN Magazine, New York Times, Washington Post, among others.


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