Lázaro Armenteros

Lázaro Armenteros
Oakland Athletics
Outfielder
Born: (1999-05-22) May 22, 1999
Havana, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Lázaro Robersy Armenteros Arango (born May 22, 1999), nicknamed Lazarito, is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder in the Oakland Athletics minor league organization.

Career

Armenteros played in the 2014 15U Baseball World Cup, held in Mexico, and made the All-Tournament Team after batting .462 in nine games.[1][2]

In 2015, Armenteros was sanctioned by the Cuban government, and disallowed from playing for the 15-and-under team.[3] Armenteros defected from Cuba in an attempt to play in Major League Baseball.[3] He reached Haiti, and established residency there in May 2015.[4] A team in Nippon Professional Baseball reportedly offered Armenteros a contract worth $15 million.[5] In January 2016, Armenteros was declared a free agent.[1][6]

On July 2, 2016, he signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics.[7]

Personal life

Armenteros was born and raised in the San Miguel del Padrón section of Havana.[3] He has three brothers and three sisters.[5] His father, Lazaro Sr., played for the Cuban national basketball team.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "16-year-old Cuban megaprospect Lazarito Armenteros cleared to sign with an MLB team". For The Win. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.martinoticias.com/content/lazaro-armenteros-prospectos-grandes-ligas-cuba-/111811.html
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Cuban 'Lazarito' Armenteros seeks free agency". Major League Baseball. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "MLB says Cuba's Lazaro Armenteros, 16, eligible to sign". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Meet Lazaro Armenteros, the next Cuban baseball star". USA TODAY. December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ "What you need to know about new Cuban free agent Lazaro Armenteros". Yahoo Sports. January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ Townsend, Mark (July 2, 2016). "Coveted Cuban prospect Lazaro Armenteros finds home with A's". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
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