The 15-year-old receiver Enrique Tejera from Villa Clara left Cuba this week heading to the Dominican Republic, where he seeks to develop his skills and eventually sign with a Major League organization, according to specialized journalist Francys Romero.
Tejera arrives in the Dominican Republic to train at the Javier Rodríguez Academy, a development center that has welcomed several Cuban prospects in recent years and serves as a springboard to the international MLB signing market.
The young receiver has impressive credentials for his age: he stands 1.90 meters tall and weighs around 200 pounds, a physique that catches the eye among observers of Cuban youth baseball.
In the 2025 National Sub-15 Championship, Tejera batted .421 —16 hits in 38 at-bats— and produced 15 runs batted in, leading his team in that category.
His main tools are offensive power and the strength of his arm behind the plate, two attributes that often attract the interest of Major League teams in prospects at his position.
The receiver also joined the Cuban Under-15 preliminary team in 2025, in which Villa Clara contributed four summoned players, reinforcing his profile as one of the most outstanding talents of his generation in that province.
Tejera's departure follows a well-established path among young talents in Cuban baseball: to establish residency in a third country—typically the Dominican Republic—to become eligible in the international signing market of MLB.
This exodus has not ceased in 2026. In recent months, other prospects such as Anyelo Fleitas, another 15-year-old catcher, who traveled to that country in March, and the pitcher Richard Bouquet, who left Cuba in July with the same goal, have followed the same path.
By the end of 2025, reports indicated that almost 40 Cuban prospects had left the island in search of professional opportunities, a number that has continued to rise.
Since Tejera is 15 years old, he will have to wait at least until he turns 16 to be able to sign a professional contract, in accordance with the MLB international signing rules, which also require that the player be 17 years old before September 1st of the year following the signing.
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