The young Cuban baseball playerJorlis Bravo He is in the Dominican Republic, where he will try to sign with a Major League Baseball (MLB) organization.
Bravo, 18, left Cuba in recent days, journalist Francys Romero confirmed in hisblog.
A native of Holguín, the talented young prospect was part of that province's team in the last U-18 National Championship in 2023.
During that contest, he had a .253/.388/.361 offensive line, two doubles, and the same number of triples and a home run. He stole five bases in six chances, and walked 17 with only six strikeouts.
In the Dominican Republic, the shortstop must go through the usual procedures in this type of situation: go through the physical preparation stage, apply for free agency and present to MLB scouts.
Francys Romero contributed about the young man who “is 6'3 and bats left-handed. Mixture of speed and power.”
Jorlis Bravo joins the defections that Cuban baseball has had in lower categories, such as the departure of almost the entire Cuba U-15 team that has left the country in recent months.
Recently,the talented outfielder of the U-15 category Maikol Rodríguez andthe Guantanamo pitcher Yordan Rodriguez They left the country and are in the Dominican Republic, where they plan to sign with a Major League organization.
Rodríguez was the nineteenth Cuban player of those who participated in the U-15 World Cup in Hermosillo, in Mexico, in 2022, to leave Cuba, said Francys Romero himself, who said that in about 14 months 95% of that team has left after getting 2nd place in the tournament.
In 2023,baseball led the bleeding of figures with budding talents. With the loss of several of its best prospects, the future of this sport appears compromised for upcoming international events.
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