Miguel Guerra. By
On the afternoon of Friday, September 23, 2022, we learned of the arrival in the United States of one of the most outstanding players for the Matanzas team in recent years, we talked about the third baseman Jefferson DelgadoJoe is originally from Villa Clara, but played with the Crocodiles almost every season in Cuban baseball as another “Matensero”.
as reported cuban family on instagram, Jefferson was welcomed by his cousin, who published a photo from his personal profile on Facebook with the Cuban baseball player. “Welcome to the United States, cousin,” Liana Martínez Delgado wrote in the publication.
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Jefferson Delgado played during the 15 national series in Cuba, where he mostly stood out alongside Matanzas’ team, although he was also part of the ranks of the teams of Villa Clara and Ciego de vila.
In 3,179 at-bats in Cuba, Jefferson had 1,038 hits, 43 home runs, 134 doubles and 17 triples out of these connections, he also scored 477 runs and scored 500 runs, an offensive of .327/.402/ Line maintained. 420 (AVG/OBP/SLG).
Among his greatest achievements is his involvement with the Cuban team at the 2017 World Classic, where he was a starter. In addition, what is considered his best year in Cuban tournaments, when he won the national series batting title with .403, highlighted that at the time he was the sixth man for Matanzas to win a batting title in a national series. and the only one who exceeded the .400 average.
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However, many fans remember the Cuban third baseman, who won the championship title in 59 national series, for his importance in the payroll of the Matanzas team. Jefferson was the batting leader for his team in the qualifying stage, where he averaged. 388.
With a growing migratory wave of Cubans coming through the United States border, Jefferson joins a list of many Cuban baseball players who have achieved the desired goal, especially due to the dire economic situation the island of Cuba is suffering.
As he is nearing the age of 40, it is quite difficult for him to achieve his dream of reaching the Major League, however, we wish that he should be able to live up to his expectations and be connected to the sporting environment in some way. Yes, in which he has a lot of experience.
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