Cuban player César Prieto signs with the Baltimore Orioles

As had been announced, the Cuban baseball player César Prieto officially signed with the Baltimore Orioles, with a bonus offer of $750,000.

The 22-year-old player, who last May left the Cuban team that attended the Baseball Pre-Olympic, shared photographs on his social networks wearing the team's shirt.

Journalist Francys Romero, who last week confirmed that Prieto was on his way to signing with the Orioles Minor League, shared images on Saturday of the moment the contract was signed.

According to Romero, both parties were just waiting for the opening of the new international signing period.

The infielder He was declared an international free agent in November, and from then on he began to negotiate legally with MLB organizations.

The young man from Cienfuegos was on the cover of all the media in May 2021, when He escaped from the Cuba team that had arrived in West Palm Beach, in Florida, to participate in the Americas Pre-Olympic.

At that time Prieto was the best baseball prospect on the island, after averaging .403 in his last national series, in which he led hitters in 45 consecutive games with at least one home run.