Emigrants
A number of emigrants from Cuba (sometimes described as "defectors") have played for the major leagues. Immediately after the Cuban Revolution many of the former professional baseball players emigrated, but for the next 30 years relatively few left Cuba. Since 1991, however, a number of prominent Cuban baseball players have emigrated, including the following:
- Rolando Arrojo
- Danys Báez
- Yuniesky Betancourt
- Yoenis Céspedes
- Aroldis Chapman
- José Contreras
- Yunel Escobar
- Liván Hernández
- Adalberto Ibarra
- Orlando Hernández ("El Duque")
- José Iglesias
- Kendrys Morales
- Rey Ordóñez
- Brayan Peña
- Ariel Prieto
- Alexei Ramírez
- Alay Soler
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