YULIESKI GOURRIEL

Japanese Baseball: Cepeda Hits First Grand Slam, Yulieski Departs

Two great athletes from the Cuban central province of Sancti Spiritus grab headlines in the baseball world: Frederich Cepeda shot his first grand slam in the Nippon Professional Baseball, and Yulieski Gourriel is scheduled to travel today to Japan to start playing with the Yokohama Dena Baystars. Sancti Spiritus Yulieski Gourriel Joins Frederich Cepeda in Japanese Baseball (+photos) Japanese Baseball: »

Sancti Spiritus Yulieski Gourriel Joins Frederich Cepeda in Japanese Baseball (+photos)

“I’m going to an experience I always wanted to live”, the stellar Cuban baseball player Yulieski Gourriel Castillo said after signing with the Yokohama Dena Baystars from the Japanese Professional Baseball League. Accompanied by his father, Lourdes, who played in that Asian country, the third baseman of Cuba national team, noted he will have to overcome obstacles like being far »