Yaisel Sierra
| Yaisel Sierra | |||
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Born: 1991 (age 24–25) Cuba | |||
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.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2014 Veracruz | Team |
Yaisel Sierra Pérez (born in 1991) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Sierra played for Holguín and Sancti Spíritus in the Cuban National Series. He won with his national team, the gold medal of the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico.[1][2][3][4]
In April 2015, Sierra defected from Cuba to the United States to pursue a Major League Baseball (MLB) career.[5] Per reports on December 28, 2015, MLB cleared him as an unrestricted free agent eligble to sign with any team.[6][7]
During a tryout in Florida in late 2015, Hudson Belinksky of Baseball America opined that Sierra appeared "extremely polished" with a "clean arm action," easily repeating "his moderate stride ... through release, ... consistently landing online and hitting his spots down in the strike zone." He threw a fastball in the mid 90s miles per hour and a slider.[6]
References
- ↑ "Hockey de RD da salto cualitativo". El Nacional (in Spanish). 2014-11-24. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
- ↑ "Veracruz 2014: Cuba, campeón del béisbol centroamericano". Cubasi.cu (in Spanish). 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
- ↑ "Cuba gana medalla de oro en béisbol". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). Veracruz, Mexico. EFE. 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
- ↑ Cuba Regains Central American and Caribbean Baseball Title with 9-3 over Nicaragua
- ↑ Yaisel Sierra Latest Top Prospect To Leave Cuba
- 1 2 Todd, Jeff (December 28, 2015). "Cuban pitcher Yaisel Sierra declared a free agent". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ↑ Axisa, Mike (December 28, 2015). "Report: Cuban righty Yaisel Sierra declared a free agent by MLB". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)