Yadil Mujica
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Yadil Orestes Mujica Diaz (born January 1, 1985) is a Cuban professional baseball player. 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]
See also
References
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ http://www.radiosantacruz.icrt.cu/noticia/ver/1463-habana-comanda-zona-occidental-beisbol-cubano.htm
- ↑ http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/olympics-capsules-6598/
- ↑ http://www.dtcuba.com/shownews.aspx?c=27933&ref=dtcnews&lng=1
- ↑ "The Trentonian – THUNDER: Roster shuffling begins even before Opening Day". Trentonian.com. 2004-08-27. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ↑ Parker, John. "Offensive Players of the Week | MiLB.com News | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Milb.com. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)