TOP: Main players absent from the 61st National Series (Part 4)

By Pablo Picardo

After announcing the nomination of the 16 groups that will participate in the 61 National Series, there are some very striking casualties that can be seen in each of the teams due to the increased exodus of players in recent months.

As part of a series of works that we have been publishing on the subject, today we bring you the final part of our selection of absent figures for this season.

1- White Lazarus

For many years Blanco was the main figure of the national team as soon as the event was present, a condition that led him to participate in different foreign leagues such as CanAm and Nicaragua, in addition to leading his Alazanes de Granma towards the first three crowns with impressive starts. nationals of its history.

Before leaving for the Nicaraguan league, the right-hander had seven successes and only one failure in the 60 Series, an ERA of 2.01 in the 62.2 innings he played while the rival batters barely managed to hit him for .209.

Upon returning to the country and rejoining the postseason, #79 of the Alazanes became an insurance of success against the Leones de Industriales, the Vegueros de Pinar del Río and the Cocodrilos de Matanzas during the postseason.

After an unfortunate performance against the Venezuelan team in the past Pre-Olympic in Florida, Lázaro made the decision not to take the flight to Mexico where his participation was scheduled, break relations with the Cuban Federation and stay in US territory.

2- Cesar Prieto

From his batting title won in a youth world championship, Cienfuegos waiter César Prieto showed how much talent he possessed, which he consolidated since his arrival at the National Series with the Perla del Sur team, with performances that were true shows.

The 60th season of Cuban baseball, without a doubt, was left to forever keep the records of the young player, who managed to win the batting title with an average of .403, in addition to shooting 128 hits, many of them in consecutive days. that allowed him to break one of the records for the longest time in the history of our baseball.

As soon as the Cuban team landed in Florida to take part in the American Pre-Olympic, one of the greatest pearls escaped in search of a dream that recently reached the stamp his signature with the Baltimore Orioles.

3- Yunior Tur

Despite starting his career as a pitcher a little late, the lanky man from Santiago became one of the best closers in the country in a very short time, leading him to compete for a spot on the national team with men like Andy Rodríguez.

Last season, in 27 appearances on the mound, the right-hander managed to intervene in 17 of the successes of Eriberto Rosales’ team, adding three wins and 14 saves, in addition to registering an extraordinary 2.11 ERA in the 38.1 innings he appeared.

On the day that the Wasps team was announced heading to Series 61, the news came to light that the whereabouts of this talented player were unknown, which caused his removal from the group. To date, his situation has not yet been clarified.

4- Yoelvis Fiss

Although the Avilanian outfielder was not one of the most media players for his performance on the field, he was always highly recognized by his team, especially in the postseason, where he became one of the main offensive spark plugs.

The Avilanian #13 could have had just 122 at-bats last season, where he recorded an offensive average of .311 with extra-base hits and 17 RBI, while his offensive line was fixed at (.351 OBP / .418 SLU / .769 OPS).

5- Miguel Gonzalez

Since he arrived in the National Series in 2018, the skilled player from Granma demonstrated his conditions, first with spectacular plays in the outfield (without being an outfielder) and later with the wood last season.

González, during the 60 Series, shot nine extra-base hits with a batting average of .318 while the defense in more than five positions was .984, while the offensive line was (.417 OBP / .439 SLU / .856 PAHO)

In the middle of the so-called Super Round of the Under-23 World Championship, the native of Campechuela escaped from the hotel and is currently in North American territory, training hard with his sights set on reaching the Major Leagues.

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TOP: Main players absent from the 61st National Series (Part 4)