EFE (via 14ymedio) Madrid, 18 January 2024 – Right-hander Yariel Rodríguez, who left the Cuban team after his participation in the last World Baseball Classic, reached an agreement to be part of the Toronto Blue Jays in Major League baseball.
The hiring of the 27-year-old “flamethrower” in a multi-year agreement whose amount has not yet been revealed, was announced this Wednesday by the official portal MLB.com.
Rodríguez, who is in the Dominican Republic, where he traveled after finishing his performance with the Cuban team in the last World Baseball Classic, is waiting for the visas that will allow him to enter the United States and Canada.
The new Blue Jays pitcher led the rotation of the Antilles in the World Classic, concluding with a score of 0-0 and a percentage of allowed clean runs of 2.45 in 7.1 innings, in which he recorded 10 strikeouts.
Rodríguez will