By Alex Fernandez Fernandez
The journalist Boris Luis Cabrera has had the opportunity to access Alfredo Despaignethe only player of the 50 shortlisted who has been in the Classics of 2009, 2013 and 2017 for Cuba.
His resume makes him the man to follow, at least from the media in Cuba, regardless of his numbers in the last year as a professional at SoftBank in Japan, which has already declared him a free agent.
And among the “jewels” left by the interview with the player, who is already training at the Latinoamericano, are his words in which he admits that contacts with athletes based in the United States are still unknown, and that they are handled in total secrecy. .
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“I have also had contacts with some who would have liked to have played with us, but unfortunately they couldn’t be. I hope those called up join the team soon and help us advance as much as we can, he said.
The reasons for “some who would have liked to have played” for not being included in the list could be very varied. They range from being discarded and marginalized by the Cuban Federation, to not having received permission from some other MLB franchise.
We cannot forget that Alfredo Despaigne was in the United States at the end of the year. Even recently he was seen share in Varadero with Leonys Martin.
There are also unusual cases such as that of Yasmani Tomás, the MVP of the Arco League in Mexico, who did take the step to be against all odds; and that he was even contacted by the Federation. However, ironically it was claimed that he should eliminate with Luis Robert in the central prairie.
The truth is that on the 24th we will know the final list of Cuba, and that those who are no longer there and wanted to, but could not, we will know if the Pandora’s box of the Cuban Federation is finally uncovered.
