Yadil Orestes Mujica Díaz (born 1 January 1985) is a Cuban professional baseball shortstop for the Cocodrilos de Matanzas of the Cuban National Series.
Career Mujica played for Matanzas of the Cuban National Series. He was left off of the Cuban national baseball team roster for the 2008 Olympics. Though he was listed on the provisional roster for the 2009 World Baseball Classic, he did not make the tournament's final roster.
Mujica defected to the United States, and signed with the New York Yankees organization as an international free agent on March 27, 2011. He made his affiliates debut for the Double-A Trenton Thunder of the Eastern League, batting .233/.294/.273 with one home run, 14 RBI, and three stolen bases.
Mujica was promoted to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees of the International League in 2012. After receiving three plate appearances in three games for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Mujica was reassigned to the Thunder. He was named the Eastern League's Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending April 29, in which he batted 10-for-18 with six runs scored and a .600 on-base percentage. In 83 appearances split between Scranton, Trenton, and the High-A Tampa Yankees, Mujica slashed .226/.289/.281 with one home run, 13 RBI, and three stolen bases. Mujica was released by the Yankees organization on December 13, 2012.
Mujica played for the Cuban national team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.https://www.elnuevoherald.com/deportes/beisbol/article272497705.html
See also
List of baseball players who defected from Cuba
References
External links
Yadil Mujica on Beisbol Cubano