Yadil Mujica

Yadil Mujica
Free agent
Shortstop
Born: (1985-01-01) January 1, 1985
Matanzas, Cuba
Bats: Left Throws: Right

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]

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