Player Yariel Rodríguez apologizes to Dragones de Chunichi for leaving his contract: "I decided to follow my dreams"

The Cuban baseball playerYariel Rodriguez apologized to the Japanese league teamChunichi Dragons, for leaving his contract.

Yariel shared a photo on her networks wearing the uniform of the Japanese team, and thanked all fans for their support in these three years, which she described as "beautiful."

"I also want to apologize for leaving my contract like that out of nowhere. But I decided to follow my dreams, which is to play in MLB, which unfortunately I cannot fulfill from Cuba and I know that with dedication, discipline, commitment and determination as always, "I've put in my sport, I'm going to achieve it," he said.

A few days ago it emerged that the pitcherHe is in the Dominican Republic training with the goal of reaching the Major Leagues., as soon as his physical condition and the transfer market allow.

Rodríguez, who served as leader of the Cuban rotation in the recent World Classic,In March it cut its ties with the Cuban national federation and with the Chunichi Dragons, a professional baseball team based in the city of Nagoya, Japan, to attempt to sign with an MLB organization.

In response, theCuban Baseball Federation announced that it will demand 10 million dollars for the "damages and losses" caused by his decision not to join the Japanese franchise with which he had a contract.

The entity sent a statement that appeared on the official siteJit, where he announced that "we will demand rights and responsibilities" and described the fact as "a serious breach of what was agreed for the 2023-2024 period between Dragons, the athlete and our Federation, which acts as their representative in the agreement."

The Federation considered that the player's actions "contradict the efforts made for Yariel to develop in a high-level league like Japan, and from there support the Cuban national team."

The note added fragments of the contract signed by the parties where it is established that "the athlete recognizes and accepts that the fulfillment of this contract begins from the moment he leaves Cuba for Japan and that it ends upon his return to Cuba," and that "he accepts that in "In case of non-compliance with the contract on his part without justified cause, at the discretion of the Federation, he may not be hired by any other club or third parties without the express authorization of the Federation."

Rodríguez, 26 years old, was part of the list of ten best prospects of the Classic, along with two other Cuban pitchers who today work in Japanese baseball: Pinar del Río natives Liván Moinelo and Raidel Martínez.

The Camagüeyan athleteIt linked up with Nippon Professional Baseball in 2020 through the Chunichi Dragons, who chose to use him as a pitcher, and thus he became Central League Middle Reliever of the Year last year.