In total, 11 teams attended the exhibition held in Fort Pierce, Florida on March 2 by Cuban outfielder Yoennis Céspedes.
Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays, Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees and Miami Marlins were some of the teams keeping an eye on the Cuban in Florida, according to reports.
It’s a new day. pic.twitter.com/gXcpXB137z
– Yoenis Cespedes (@ynscspds) March 2, 2021
According to the MLB report, people at the presentation say that the 35-year-old player showed impressive strength with the wood and that he looked good in the outfield, but somewhat limited in his movements.
One MLB-quoted scout noted that “he may be the designated hitter of some team.
The New York Mets were not present at the exhibition.
Cespedes barely played the first week of the shortened 60-game season amid the coronavirus pandemic. In that span, he hit only .161 (for 34-5) with two homers and four RBI’s.
The winner in consecutive editions of the Home Run Derby, decided early on not to continue with the New York Mets, then cited reasons related to COVID-19.
Prior to the 2020 campaign, the Cuban slugger had not played since July 2018 due to surgery on both heels, followed by a broken right ankle in a mysterious fall on his Florida farm, an injury that cost him the last part of his contract. $ 110 million over four years that he signed with the Mets for the 2016 season.
To avoid a lawsuit from the team, Cespedes agreed to cut his salary from $ 29 to $ 22.9 million in 2019 and to $ 11 million (prorated) in 2020 if he made the opening day roster. fetch.
This report uses information from Enrique Rojas.