2020 MLB Season: What Cubans are in each 60 man pool
By Yusseff Diaz
Let’s take a look at what Cuban players are in each 60-man pool for the 2020 MLB season.
With the 2020 MLB season right around the corner, most teams have released their pools of 60 players for their training camps that will commence July 1st.
In a shortened season that will include the designated hitter in both leagues, it looks to be an interesting campaign. Look for Yoenis Céspedes in New York and Rangel Ravelo of the Cardinals to thrive in those roles.
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The season is set to end September 27 and the playoffs are scheduled to start on September 29, while the World Series is supposed to start on October 20 barring any setbacks.
Milwaukee, San Francisco, and Arizona have yet to reveal their pools.
The Houston Astros are the team with the most Cubans and/or Cuban Americans with seven. A few prospects have been surprisingly left off rosters, such as Padres power-hitting outfielder Jorge Oña.
The Whitesox are second with six Cubans on their roster including the ultra-talented rookie Luis Robert Moirán.
On the other hand, the 28 teams rosters give some players like Miguel Romero and Yadiel Hernández a great chance to make their Major League debuts if not straight out of camp sometime this season.
This could the season where we break the record of 30 Cuban players playing in the big leagues in one season. Something that has been seen only three times (1967,2016,2019).
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Below are the Cubans/ Cuban-Americans on the 60-man pools that are available:
Tampa Bay Rays:
Yandy Díaz 3B
Randy Arozarena OF
Cincinnati Reds
Raisel Iglesias RHP
Nick Castellanos OF*
José Israel García SS
Alfredo Rodríguez SS
Baltimore Orioles:
José Iglesias SS
Washington Nationals:
Roenis Elías LHP
Yadiel Hernández OF
New York Yankees:
Dan Otero RHP*
Aroldis Chapman LHP
Boston Redsox:
J.D. Martínez OF/DH*
Pittsburgh Pirates:
Guillermo Heredia OF
Atlanta Braves:
Yonder Alonso 1B
Adeiny Hechavarria SS
Peter O’Brien 1B/DH*
Houston Astros:
Rogelio Armenteros RHP
Lance McCullers Jr.LHP*
Cionel Pérez LHP
Aledmys Díaz IF
Yuli Gurriel IF
Yordan Álvarez OF/1B/DH
Alex DeGoti IF *
Seattle Mariners:
Néstor Cortés Jr LHP
St. Louis Cardinals:
Rangel Ravelo 1B/DH
Johan Oviedo RHP
Miami Marlins:
Eddy Álvarez IF*
Sean Rodríguez IF*
Texas Rangers:
Andy Ibáñez IF
Adolis García OF
Toronto Bluejays:
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.OF
Kansas City Royals:
Jorge Soler OF
Colorado Rockies:
Chi Chi González RHP*
Nolan Arenado 3B*
Josh Fuentes IF*
Chicago Cubs:
Albert Almora OF*
New York Mets:
Yoenis Céspedes OF
San Diego Padres:
Adrián Morejon LHP
Ronald Bolaños RHP
Michel Baez RHP
Eric Hosmer 1B*
Los Angeles Dodgers:
Omar Estévez IF
Chicago Whitesox
Gio González LHP*
Carlos Rodón LHP*
Yasmani Grandal C
José Abreu 1B
Yoan Moncada 3B
Luis Robert OF
Minnesota Twins:
Alex Ávila C*
Arizona Diamondbacks:
Yoan López RHP
Jon Jay OF*
San Francisco Giants:
Andrew Suárez LHP*
*Denotes Cuban-American