Como marcha la armada cubana en MLB || How is the Cuban army doing in MLB? [ESP + ENG]

A total of 20 Cuban players have seen action this year in the world's best baseball. Of these, 5 are pitchers and 15 are position players, who will seek to make history this season, both collectively and individually. While there are many other players in the minor league system, these 20 are the ones who have made the grade to play in MLB. Let's take a look at who are the leaders by departments to date among Cubans.

Ofensiva || Offensive

The Cuban bats have started this campaign cold, with only one hitter above 300, who is leading this department among his countrymen with an average of .324, that is Yadiel Hernandez. Of the other 14 batters, only three are above 270, Lourdes Gurriel (.292), Yandy Diaz (.273) and Jose Iglesias (.279), the rest are well below their usual numbers. The one who has played more games is Lourdes Gurriel with 18, and Arozarena with 66 at bat. In the fielding section, the leader is Lourdes Gurriel with 19 hits, the one who drives the most is Adolis García with 11 and the one who has hit the most balls out of the park is Jordan Álvarez, with 4 home runs. Adolis García also leads in runs scored with 11, while the highest slugging percentage (OBP) is Yandy Díaz, with an astronomical .429.

Pitcheo || Pitching

Where Cubans are less represented is in the area of pitchers. However, this beginning of the season has brought very good news for the island's baseball lovers, thanks to the great performance of its pitchers. Neither Cionel Perez nor Aroldis Chapman have allowed runs in more than 5 innings pitched this year in relief and are leaders in this department among Cubans. Chapman has pitched the most games with 9 and is tied with 4 games saved, with the Angelinos' closer, Raisel Iglesias, as the dominators in this department. Only Iglesias has won one game in 2022 and unfortunately Vladimir Gutierrez has been defeated in his three starts this season as a starter. Néstor Cortes accumulates 115.2 innings and 25 strikeouts, leading these departments and Vladimir Gutiérrez is the one who gives out the most bases on balls with 9.

Estadísticas de todos los jugadores || Statistics of all players