From youthful Cuba to sign with MLB and today announces he wants to return to the National Series

By Pablo Picardo

One of the favorite teams to win the upcoming 61st National Series, without a doubt, are the current Champions Alazanes de Granma led by the experienced Carlos Martí, who will host the upcoming Sunday of the Inauguration of the next season.

In recent days, the team from the East with the greatest successes in the last five years was the center of the news when the interest in returning to the group of shortstop Adrián Moreno once he concluded his commitment to the Leones de León of the Nicaraguan League of Professional Baseball and your papers were ready.

But the good news for the squad does not stop since in recent conversations (via Facebook) with one of the greatest talents that the province has had in the last decade, he expressed his desire to wear the Alazanes outfit again for season 62 of the Cuban baseball.

With great offensive and defensive conditions behind the plate, the young catcher from Santa Rita, Alexander Guerra, would be the new reinforcement for Carlos Martí’s squad in the not too distant future.

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Guerra Muñoz reached an agreement in 2017 with the Chicago Cubs for a bonus of 300 thousand dollars as he is considered one of the greatest catcher talents in the country. The man from Granma managed to leave Cuba in 2016 after serving a six-month sanction without playing due to a failed illegal exit attempt.

Alexander was present at the 2013 and 2015 World Junior Championships where he served as the fourth pole in the latter of these due to the great power of his pole.

throughout his two seasons in minor leagues Alexander posted an offensive average of .258 with 17 homers, 75 RBIs, 25 doubles, an offensive line of (.341 OBP/ .509 SLU/ .850 OPS), while on defense with the mascot just five errors in more than 500 innings .

At just 18 years old, he participated for the last time in the National Series where in 33 games he hit six home runs with 13 RBIs and a batting average of .267.

In this way, the Alazanes, after losing their main starter Lázaro Blanco and two of their best prospects in 2021, start the new year with great news for the next season.