Talk:List of baseball players who defected from Cuba

Question of scope
The lead states "...who have defected during the regime of Fidel Castro." Does this mean during his time in power, or the government that continued after him? Because, Fidel stopped being President in 2008, yet the article includes more recent defections. This should be remedied. Chris857 (talk) 23:00, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
 * This is meant to be a page about players who defected from Castro's Cuba. Many Cuban players in the pre-Castro days were allowed to come and go as they pleased, but defections have happened since Castro took power as it was the only way these players could compete in MLB. I'll try to rewrite for clarity, and any help you can provide is appreciated. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:09, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Cuban-US relations
Normalization of relations may impact this article. These articles are speculative, so I'm storing them here in case they're needed. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:38, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

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If anyone wishes to add more names to this article, one might suggest using this page as a guide. TridentMan123 (talk) 17:01, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

Defections at the 2021 U-23 tournament
Here's a list of twelve players who defected during the Under-23 World Cup in Mexico: Article in Baseball Mexico My question is which of these players are significant enough to be included in this article? My opinion at the moment is, Geisel Cepeda has signed a pro contract, so he should be in. Miguel Antonio Gonzalez batted .385 in the tournament, so he's no slouch. I suggest that we monitor this list of players, and see who signs pro contracts. Prescottbush (talk) 16:26, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Loidel Chapelli played three games for Campeche of the Mexican League at the end of the season, so he's in. It looks like Geisel Cepeda will be signed by an MLB team in the next month or so. A lot of these players went to the US after defecting, which means that they can't be signed until after the 2022 MLB Draft. Prescottbush (talk) 01:27, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
 * , they should be included if they are notable. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:12, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

2022 defections
2B Eriandy Ramón, 1B-OF Leonel Segura Prescottbush (talk) 16:06, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Missing players
I couldn't help but notice you are missing Oscar Colas (defected in 2020), J.P. Martinez (efected in 2017), and Yariel Rodriguez (defected in 2023). All of them have NPB or MLB experience.

John Valle (drafted in 2023) also defected in 2021.

Another notable one is Gabriel Eduardo Mustelier, who defected in 2023 at 11 years old.

Yunior Ibarra also defected after playing in the Intercounty Baseball League in 2023.

This isn't every defection I've heard about, but just some that I thought were notable.

beisbolfr.com is a great site to keep track of defections, and it would make this list more accurate. YNK Naaeymaahr (talk) 20:56, 18 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Also Randy Arozarena should be listed as an MLB All-Star 2601:283:4F00:8D20:E030:80C4:B0D6:F552 (talk) 23:38, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
 * As well as Yandy Diaz 2601:283:4F00:8D20:E030:80C4:B0D6:F552 (talk) 23:42, 16 October 2023 (UTC)