The young Cuban baseball playerCésar Yanquiel Hernández, whoLast January he officially signed his contract with the Houston Astros, will make his Class-A debut next Wednesday.
The news was announced by sports journalist Francys Romero on his Facebook profile, when he assured that the outfielder “was promoted to the Class-A level” of the “Fayetteville Woodpeckers” branch, where he will make his professional debut this Wednesday, according to sources".
At 21 years old, César “was the most prominent signing of the Houston Astros in the current international period.”
Last January he managed to formalize a pre-agreement with the Houston Astros, witha bonus offer of 1.7 million dollars.
In July 2022, Hernández requested that he leave the official sport after being arrested at the end of June along with Olympic boxing champion Andy Cruz in an attempt to illegally leave the country..
Originally from Sancti Spírtus, the young man managed to leave Cuba, heading to the Dominican Republic, in October 2022 and precisely Francys Romero classified him as the number 1 prospect of Cuban ball on his “U-18” list in 2020.
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