Cuba acknowledges top pitcher's desertion
AP
HAVANA -- -- Cuba has acknowledged the desertion of baseball pitcher
Aroldis Chapman, a week after he walked away from a tournament in the
Netherlands.
The Communist Party daily Granma said Friday that Chapman has contracted
baseball agent Jaime Torres to represent him. Cuba previously had said
nothing about Chapman's desertion, despite widespread media coverage in
exile-dominated Miami.
The 21-year-old Chapman attracted international attention during the
World Baseball Classic with a fastball of up to 100 mph. He is
considered among the top left-handed pitchers in the world, and the best
pitcher to abandon Cuba since Jose Contreras left in 2002.
Cuba acknowledges top pitcher's desertion - Cuba News - MiamiHerald.com
(10 July 2009)
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1135849.html
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