Yadil Mujica
Cocodrilos de Matanzas – No. 1
Shortstop
Born: (1985-01-01) January 1, 1985 (age 39)
Matanzas, Cuba
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Cuba
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Salvador Team

Yadil Orestes Mujica Díaz (born January 1, 1985) is a Cuban professional baseball player for the Rojos de Caborca 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 Cuban national baseball team roster for the 2008 Olympics.[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]

Mujica played for the Cuban national team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[7]

See also

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. ^ "Habana comanda Zona Occidental del béisbol cubano". www.radiosantacruz.icrt.cu. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  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.
  7. ^ https://www.elnuevoherald.com/deportes/beisbol/article272497705.html

External links


Cuba roster – 2023 World Baseball Classic
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