Yausmel Alfaro

Yausmel Alfaro Sánchez

• Born ~1996

Biographical Information

Cuban native Yausmel Alfaro defected and tried out in the Dominican Republic in 2017 but did not draw interest from MLB teams. He then went to Bolivia and joined the Bolivian national team. In the 2018 South American Championship, he hit .333/.467/.417 as Bolivia's starting center fielder, scoring one run. He also pitched once, allowing six runs (all earned) on four hits and two walks in one inning, fanning none. He led Bolivia in hits (one ahead of Ronald Quiroga), average (Quiroga was next at .250), OBP (Felix Beroes was next at .417) and slugging (Quiroga was next at .250). He was not the only Cuban to play for Bolivia in the event as Yander Matos was also on the squad.