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Top Cuban pitching prospect missing from tournament
usatoday.com - 7/6/2009
Top Cuban pitching prospect missing from tournament
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A Cuban pitcher considered by many baseball scouts to be the No. 1 left-handed prospect in the world left his hotel and vanished ...
Aroldis Chapman, top Cuban pitcher, defects
sports.espn.go.com - 7/2/2009
Aroldis Chapman, top Cuban pitcher, defects
— sports.espn.go.com — Aroldis Chapman, a Cuban considered by many scouts to be the best left-handed pitching prospect in the... world, has defected from the national team, several sources have confirmed to ESPN The Magazine. (more) Aroldis Chapman, top Cuban pitcher, defects

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Top Cuban Prospect Defects
duelingcouches.blogspot.com - 7/2/2009
Top Cuban Prospect Defects
— duelingcouches.blogspot.com — As a result DP can't get his hands to the keyboard...nuff said. "Aroldis Chapman, a Cuban considered... by many scouts to be the best left-handed pitching prospect in the world, has defected from the national team, several sources have confirmed to ESPN The Magazine. Chapman, 21, walked out of ... (more) Top Cuban Prospect Defects

Comments vote down dueling couches dueling couches posted 7/2/2009posted this
Star Cuban pitcher defects; Yankees interested?
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 7/3/2009
Star Cuban pitcher defects; Yankees interested?
— sportsillustrated.cnn.com — A highly regarded Cuban pitching prospect has defected from the national team while playing in a tournament... in Rotterdam, Netherlands. His next stop could be in the major leagues, possibly with the New York Yankees. (more) Star Cuban pitcher defects; Yankees interested?

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Amazin' Avenue:  Swept Applesauce - Met All-Star selections, electrical outlets, Perez returning, Cuban defection

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Swept Applesauce - Met All-Star selections, electrical outlets, Perez returning, Cuban defection
Amazin' Avenue — ... writes his own blog. The Marlins have signed Luis Ayala. Adam Dunn hit his 300th career home run over the weekend. But the Nationals have no plans to dump talent. National reliever Joe Beimel wants to go back to the Dodgers. Around MLB FanGraphs compiles this year's defensive All-Star team. One of the world's top left handed pitching prospects, Cuban Aroldis Chapman, has defected. Minnesota will get outdoor baseball ...

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