Top 20 Baseball Player celebrities in Cuba
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Baseball Player celebrities [Updated June 2, 2023].
Yoenis Cespedes was born
on October 18, 1985
in Campechuela, Cuba.
He hit a home run in his second game in the majors and made his first All-Star Game in 2014.
Net Worth 2020: $60 Million
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Salary 2020: $23 Million
Rafael Palmeiro was born
on September 24, 1964
in Havana, Cuba.
A day after his 3,000th career hit he was suspended for taking anabolic steroids.
Net Worth 2020: $50 Million
Aroldis Chapman was born
on February 28, 1988
in Holguin, Cuba.
In 2010, he was clocked for the fastest recorded pitch in MLB history at 105.1 MPH. He tied his record by throwing another pitch at this speed in 2016.
Net Worth 2020: $40 Million
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Salary 2020: $16 Million
José Contreras was born
on December 6, 1971
in Cuba.
Voted into the AL All-Star team the year after the White Sox won the World Series, he enjoyed at one point a streak of 17 straight wins.
Net Worth 2020: $22 Million
Yasiel Puig was born
on December 7, 1990
in Cienfuegos, Cuba.
The Dodgers clearly saw his potential early, as they signed him to a 7-year contract worth $42 million in June 2012.
Net Worth 2020: $18 Million
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Salary 2020: $7 Million
Orlando Hernandez was born
on October 11, 1965
in Cuba.
He was named ALCS MVP with the New York Yankees in 1999.
Net Worth 2020: $13 Million
Jose Canseco was born
on July 2, 1964
in Havana, Cuba.
He won a World Series Championship with the Oakland Athletics in 1989 and was a member of the 2000 World Series Champion New York Yankees in the second-to-last year of his career.
Net Worth 2020: $500 Thousand
Kendrys Morales was born
on June 20, 1983
in Cuba.
In July, 2012, he became the 3rd player in Major League history to hit a home run from each side of the plate in the same inning.
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Salary 2020: 9 million USD (2016)
Tony Oliva was born
on July 20, 1938
in Pinar del Rio, Cuba.
He won the Rookie of the Year Award and led the American League in batting in 1964.
Jose Abreu was born
on January 29, 1987
in Cruces, Cuba.
He became known as the Cuban Babe Ruth, due to his prowess at the bat.
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Salary 2020: 11 million USD (2020)
Jorge Soler was born
on February 25, 1992
in Havana, Cuba.
He is one of the few major leaguers to have hit a home run in his first career at bat. He won a bronze medal representing Cuba at the 18U Baseball World Cup.
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Salary 2020: 3 million USD (2016)
Jose Iglesias was born
on January 15, 1990
in Havana, Cuba.
He was named the AL Rookie of the Month in June, 2013.
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Salary 2020: 2.1 million USD (2016)
Alexei Ramirez was born
on September 22, 1981
in Pinar del Rio, Cuba.
He developed a reputation for swinging outside the strike zone, and striking out more than 10% of the time early in his career.
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Salary 2020: 3 million USD (2016)
Liván Hernández was born
on February 20, 1975
in Cuba.
He was a two-time All-Star during his time with the Montreal Expos.
Net Worth 2020: $0
Luis Tiant was born
on November 23, 1940
in Cuba.
He became famous for being able to contort his body, leading to a variety of different pitching motions during his wind-up.
Bert Campaneris was born
on March 9, 1942
in Cuba.
He became the first player in baseball history to play every single position in one game.
Aledmys Diaz was born
on August 1, 1990
in Santa Clara, Cuba.
He played ball in Mexico City for a year and a half while waiting to be eligible for the majors after defecting from Cuba in 2012.
Yasmani Grandal was born
on November 8, 1988
in Havana, Cuba.
He became an American citizen during his junior year at Miami Springs High School.
Yoan Moncada was born
on May 27, 1995
in Cuba.
He hit his first major league home run off
Jake Arrieta in a game against the
Chicago Cubs on July 26, 2017.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was born
on October 19, 1993
in Cuba.
He won gold at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games with Veracruz.
