Erisbel Arruebarrena
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1990 (35 years old)
Cienfuegos, CubaPosition
Shortstop
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Bárbaro Erisbel Arruebarrena Escalante (/ˈɛərɪzbɛl ˈʌruːbɑːreɪnə/; born March 25, 1990) is a Cuban professional baseball shortstop for the Algodoneros de Guasave of the Mexican Pacific League and the Cocodrilos de Matanzas of the Cuban National Series. Arruebarrena played for Cienfuegos in the CNS from 2008 through 2012, and played for the Cuba national baseball team in international competition, before defecting from Cuba in 2013 to pursue a Major League Baseball (MLB) career. He played in MLB with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014 before a poor attitude and various violations of team rules led to his banishment to the low minors and eventual release. In 2019, he became the first ex-MLB player to return to the Cuban baseball league system after defecting from the country.
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Cuban career
Arruebarrena played for the Cienfuegos team in the Cuban National Series from 2008 to 2012 and was a member of the Cuba national baseball team in the 2011 Pan American Games, 2012 Haarlem Baseball Week, the 2013 World Baseball Classic, and the 2013 World Port Tournament.
In September 2013, Arruebarrena tried to defect from Cuba, and was barred from participating in the 53rd Cuban National Series as a result. In November, he successfully defected from Cuba, established residency in Haiti and began working out in the Dominican Republic for Major League scouts.
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