Yoenis Céspedes is back to Cuba!

Cuban player Yoenis Céspedes back to Cuba. (Photo: Complete Swing-Yoenis Céspedes-Twitter)

Cuban player Yoenis Céspedes is back on the island, taking advantage of the recently announced reopening and the elimination of the mandatory quarantine in the country.

Céspedes would have arrived on November 9 at the “José Martí” Airport in Havana. “They say that he was in a very good mood, greeting all the people who approached him and traveling apparently alone,” the site reported. Full swing.

Known as “The Power,” the former Major League Baseball player traveled to his homeland for unknown reasons. “In the photo you can see the player with a black hat, characteristic of his usual way of dressing,” they said from the aforementioned site.

This would be the second time in the year that the Granma slugger arrived in Cuba. Last March, Céspedes He was also seen at the air terminal in the capital.

On that occasion, Yoenis came from a showcase for several Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, seeking to find employment again in that competition after his departure from the New York Mets.

However, the contract did not come during this season either. Without a signature on the ball from the United States, the Cuban did not look for an opportunity outside in the Caribbean or Mexico league.

Céspedes, who left the Cuban National Series to play in the MLB, is currently unemployed, under free agent status. The last team of “The Power” was the New York Mets, where he could not develop fully, as injuries attacked him.

In his career in the National Series, Yoenis Céspedes established himself as one of the most powerful hitters in the Antillean tournament. The Granmense has the best homer average per Series in this century.

The native of Campechuela played just 8 seasons, but in them he accumulated no less than 169 home runs, between 2004 and 2011, his astronomical pace was 21.13 home runs per season played, achieving a maximum of 33 homers in the Gold Series and accumulated another four with more than 20 homers.

His younger brother, Yoelquis Céspedes, stands out as one of the future stars of Antillean baseball in the Big Top. The 23-year-old from Granma signed with the Chicago White Sox for $ 2.05 million, after leaving the Cuban national team in June 2019 while in the Can-Am League.

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Yoenis Céspedes is back to Cuba!