The Past, Present, and Future of Boston's Cuban Players

[Darnell's Son]

Lisa Carney's third and final part of her series on international talent acquisition is up on the .com and it focuses on three Red Sox and the different paths and experiences they had getting to and playing in the States.

In June of 2014, Yoan Moncada, an infielder for the Serie Nacional Cienfuegos, petitioned Cuba’s National Baseball Commission and the Cuban government for the right to leave Cuba and establish residency in another country for the sole purpose of playing American baseball. As the world watched, the Cuban government not only granted him his release, but provided him with a passport and visa.

To read part 1 on the history of international talent acquisition click here.

To read part 2 on the history of baseball in Taiwan and Cuba click here.