Yadil Mujica

Yadil Mujica
Cocodrilos de Matanzas – No. 1
Shortstop
Born: (1985-01-11) 11 January 1985 (age 41)
Matanzas, Cuba
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
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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.[1][2] He was left off of the Cuban national baseball team roster for the 2008 Olympics.[3] Though he was listed on the provisional roster for the 2009 World Baseball Classic,[4] he did not make the tournament's final roster.

Mujica defected to the United States,[1] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

Mujica played for the Cuban national team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[8]

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