Two young baseball prospects leave Cuba.

Two more young baseball talents recently left Cuba and settled in the Dominican Republic, where they hope to sign contracts with a Major League organization in the future.

William Alejandro Álvarez, 14 years old, and Lázaro Herrera Jr., 13, are already training at the G&T Béisbol Academy in Punta Cana, with the goal in mind, reported journalist Francys Romero on his website Béisbol FR.

Natural from Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Álvarez was part of the Cuba U-15 team that competed in the Pre-World Championship in the Dominican Republic in March. According to Romero's calculations, he is the seventh member of that selection to leave the country in search of joining professional leagues.

In the short record of this young baseball promise, his participation in the 2022 Little League tournament in the Dominican Republic is also noted, where he was one win away from qualifying for the Little League in the United States with the Santa Clara team.

In addition, Álvarez averaged .350 in the final of the 2024 National Sub-15 Championship, with two doubles, one triple, three RBIs, and three walks in 24 plate appearances (20-7).

Romero considers him “a fairly selective and mature hitter for his age with excellent physique and the ability to hit to all parts of the field,” and believes that “defensively, he can play anywhere in the infield and in the outfield.” He has also served as a pitcher.

The teenager will be eligible to sign a professional contract in the international period that begins on January 15, 2027.

Meanwhile, the rookie Lázaro Herrera Jr. batted .286/.423/.571, with three doubles and one home run in the National Under-15 Championship, and in the final of the tournament, he displayed an offensive line of .375/.565/.500 in 23 at-bats and 39 innings as a first baseman.

Herrera Jr. carries the name of his talented father, who played with the Matanzas team in the National Series for 16 seasons and was distinguished “for his batting power and defense in catching and first base.” The Matanzas catcher was banned for a year for attempting to leave the country illegally in 2014.

"His son has in batting 'his best tool,' Romero stated, adding his 'ability to make consistent contact with the ball.' Following in his father's footsteps, the young player 'is currently projected to be a power hitter with potential to defend the catching position, first base, and the outfield,' highlighted the Cuban journalist."

Herrera Jr. will turn 14 next November and will be eligible to sign with a franchise starting on January 15, 2028.

Romero noted that "the current market for international prospects is valuing players between 13 and 16 years old more than ever. That is the priority and competition right now among MLB organizations."

This same week it was reported that another young prospect of Cuban baseball, Jonathan Raúl Delgado, son and grandson of two prominent baseball players from the province of Sancti Spíritus, left the country.

Delgado, a promising 15-year-old switch hitter, also emigrated to the Dominican Republic with his mother, with the future intention of signing a contract with Major League Baseball.

Numerous Cuban baseball players have left the country in recent years in search of fulfilling their dream of playing in the Major Leagues.