Yadil Mujica

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Yadil Mujica
Rojos de Caborca – No. 1
Shortstop
Born: (1985-01-01) January 1, 1985 (age 37)
Matanzas, Cuba
Bats: Left
Throws: Right

Yadil Orestes Mujica Diaz (born January 1, 1985) is a Cuban professional baseball player for the of the Liga Norte de México. He defected from Cuba and plays in minor league baseball.

Career[]

Mujica played for Matanzas of the Cuban National Series.[1][2] He was left off of the 2008 Olympics roster.[3] Though he was listed on the provisional roster for the 2009 World Baseball Classic,[4] he did not make the tournament's final roster.

Mujica defected to the United States.[1] He played for the Class AA Trenton Thunder of the Eastern League in 2011 and was promoted to the Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees of the International League in 2012.[5] After receiving three plate appearances in three games for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Mujica was reassigned to the Thunder. He was named the Eastern League's Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending April 29, in which he batted 10-for-18 with six runs scored and a .600 on-base percentage.[6]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b Jorge Ebro (2010-03-11). "Yadil Mujica sigue el camino de José Julio Ruiz y cambia de agente – Béisbol –". Elnuevoherald.com. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  2. ^ http://www.radiosantacruz.icrt.cu/noticia/ver/1463-habana-comanda-zona-occidental-beisbol-cubano.htm
  3. ^ "Top MLB International Prospects 2018".
  4. ^ "DTCNews: Béisbol cubano se alista para clásico mundial".
  5. ^ "The Trentonian – THUNDER: Roster shuffling begins even before Opening Day". Trentonian.com. 2004-08-27. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  6. ^ Parker, John. "Offensive Players of the Week | MiLB.com News | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Milb.com. Retrieved 2012-11-19.

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