ST. LOUIS • The “if” that hovers around the best Cuban baseball players has now become a “when,” so when Cuban infielder Lourdes Gourriel Jr. scores his drama offer let it be remembered that one of the first Major League Baseball represents to scout him in Cuba was a pitcher, Clayton Kershaw.
“Wow,” the lefty said. “Tall.”
Lourdes and his brother Yulieski Gourriel left the Cuban national team after this past weekend’s Caribbean Series and have defected, according to reports. MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez cited sources and suggested that the brothers “are not expected to return to the island.