The young promise of Cuban pitching Luis Dannys Morales signed with the Oakland Athletics with a record pitching bonus of $3 million.
The signing of the 20-year-old right-hander from Sancti Spiritus, who trained for more than a year with Maels Rodríguez and his 100 mph Club Academy, becomes the best bonus mark after restrictions were established in these international periods, reported journalist Francys Romero on his networks.
Morales even surpasses the sum that his compatriot Sandy Gastón, who signed in 2018 with Tampo for 2.6 million, and that of the Japanese prodigy Shonei Otani (2.3 million) had received.
The Oakland Athletics added 17 international players during this signing period, the organization said in its official statement.
Among those signed, Oakland highlights that Morales is rated as the No. 5 international prospect by MLB.com.
Likewise, they detail that the young man “pitched for Sancti Espíritus in the Cuban National Series in 2021 and had a 3-3 record with a 5.95 ERA in 11 games, nine starts. He struck out 58 in 42.1 innings and walked 30 while allowing just two home runs as an 18-year-old.”
In 2020, at 17 years old, CyberCuba could know that Morales He was caught trying to leave Cuba through Guantánamo, easternmost province of Cuba.
A year later, the young prospect He left the Cuba team after arriving in Mexico, where the III U-23 Baseball World Cup was held.
During his stay in Mexico, during the first half of last year, Morales participated in two exhibitions where 27 MLB teams were present, Romero says.
Last August, he was declared an international free agent.
The exodus of young Cuban baseball prospects it doesn't stop During the past year, more than 100 baseball players left Cuba.
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