The 20-year-old Cuban gardener Yorman Licourtwhat Last month he had reached an agreement with the Toronto Blue Jayssigned the contract in which he will receive about 600 thousand dollars as a signing bonus.
Licourt “is represented by Thompson Agency Sport and trained by Thor Hit Baseball Agency Academy,” the sports journalist wrote. Francys Romero.
With the officialization of this Cuban in the Major League system, It becomes the sixteenth on the Island to reach an agreement in the current international period.
Yorman debuted with Pinar del Río in the 62nd National Baseball Seriesequipment with which had few opportunities, just 21 times at bat. However, he was quite productive, with six RBIs and five hits.
He left Cuba in October of last yearsettling in Mexico, a country where he showed his potential to several talent scouts.
So much so that several teams showed interest in the talented player, but it was finally the Blue Jays, who got the signature to link him to their Minor League system.
