Cuban baseball player Guillermo García arrives in the Dominican Republic.

After leaving his contract with the Quebec Capitales of the Canadian Frontier League, Cuban player Guillermo García arrived in the Dominican Republic in recent hours in search of joining the Major League Baseball system.

The young man, grandson of the Revolution commander Guillermo García Frías, took a flight from U.S. soil to the Caribbean island, according to specialized journalist Francys Romero on his website Béisbol FR.

García, 24 years old, stood out at an early age with the Alazanes of Granma in the National Series, and his sporting potential caught the interest of the Chunichi Dragons of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Under the auspices of the Cuban Federation of the discipline, the player and the Asian club signed the alliance during the 2022 and 2023 seasons, although he mostly remained in the farm system.

Romero stated that the athlete is following in the footsteps of Yariel Rodríguez and Pedro Revilla, who also belonged to Chunichi and chose to go to Quisqueya in search of a professional contract.

Within the Canadian competition, the first baseman -who also plays in the outfield- had an average of .299, with seven doubles and four home runs as extra-base hits, along with 20 runs scored and 29 driven in over 39 games.

According to Diario de Cuba, "the interest of a grandson of a historical figure of the Cuban regime in playing in what Fidel Castro called 'slave baseball' is undeniably contradictory. However, it could also be evidence of a government strategy to have players who perform in the best league in the world on national teams in the future."

The exodus of Cuban ballplayers shows no signs of stopping. A few weeks ago, it was reported that two more young talents settled in the Dominican Republic, where they aspire 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 Baseball Academy in Punta Cana, with their sights set on that goal, Romero also reported.

Likewise, the promising pitcher Ediel Ponce, Rookie of the Year of the last National Series, left the island, while the established pitcher José Ramón Rodríguez requested to leave the sports system, which was recently granted to him.