14ymedio, Havana, 13 February 2024 — Cuban baseball player Jorge Soler got a $42 million home run this Tuesday when he signed with the San Francisco Giants for the next three years. As journalist Francys Romero stated, he is the “first baseball player born on the Island to wear this uniform since Alex Sánchez (in 2005).”
Last November, the habanero gave up a salary of $13 million with the Miami Marlins. With more than six years in the Major Leagues, Soler opted for free agency. MVP Sports Group, his representative, moved the pieces, and there were rapprochements with the legendary San Francisco team, belonging to the Western Division of the National League.
With the Giants, Soler will pocket $14 million per season, which makes him the third highest-paid baseball player in the franchise, only below the Americans Robbie Ray ($23 million) and Michael Conforto ($18 million).
This outfielder left the Island in 2010, at the age of 18. His dream was to play for a Major League team, but his initial destination was Haiti, where he arrived on a raft with his father. In 2012, now in th