6 Cuban players defect in Miami

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Of the six, Yamel Guevara, a 21-year-old right-hander, likely will draw the most interest from major-league scouts. He went 10-0 with a 2.06 ERA in helping Havana's Industriales to the 2002-03 Cuban championship and has a 17-2 lifetime regular-season record.

― gygax! (gygax!), Sunday, 10 October 2004 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

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Kendry Morales defected in June but the Angels signed him to a 6 year deal. "A switch-hitter who plays the outfield and first and third base , Morales hit .391 with nine home runs and 42 RBI for the Cuban national champion Industrialists in 2003. He also played first and hit cleanup for Cuba in the World Cup tournament in Havana, belting a grand slam to help lift his club past Taiwan, 6-3, in the finals."

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 2 December 2004 00:22 (twenty-one years ago)

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