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The native of Nueva Paz began his journey in Nicaragua and after several attempts crossed the US border with Mexico
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In May 2020, he appeared on the preliminary list of the Cuban baseball talent group, prepared by the National Commission of this sport, to integrate the 2020-2024 Training Center. (Photo: Juan Carlos Hernández Ortiz-Facebook)
The player on the Mayabeque roster in the past 61st edition of the National Baseball Series (SNB), Juan Carlos Hernández Ortiz, joined the unstoppable migratory wave of Cubans emigrating to the United States.
According to the Swing Complete site, the native of Nueva Paz managed to cross the border between Mexico and the US after several attempts at the Piedras Negras border point. His journey began like the tens of thousands of Cubans in recent months: traveling to Nicaragua, a visa-free country, and moving throughout Central America and Mexico.
In his personal profile on the social network Facebook, his friend Mario Mérida welcomed him to the land of opportunities “where goals, whatever they may be, can be achieved.”
Hernández, 25, has experience in four SNBs in which he accumulated a 276 batting average with five home runs and 34 RBIs. He is a left-handed hitter and is a stellar defender in right field.
In May 2020, he appears on the preliminary list of the group of Cuban baseball talents, prepared by the National Commission of this sport, to integrate the 2020-2024 Training Center, and offer them special attention.
just a few days ago Cuban Newspaper He was able to talk with another member of the Hurricanes of Mayabeque who left Cuba in search of better opportunities.
It’s about the former pitcher and even the last championship pitching coach of the Mayabeque team, Yanier Fernández Piedra. Upon his arrival in the US, he confessed that “it was a difficult decision to leave Cuba, my family stayed there, the economic situation was very hard.”
“El Lechugita” as his closest friends call him, was part of the pitching staff of the old Havana province when he was only 20 years old, when those led by Esteban Lombillo won the national title in the 48 SNB against Villa Clara in just five ball games.
