Yoenis Cespedes: 2015 NL Champion Mets All Star (2015 - 2020)
Yoenis Cespedes was born October 18th, 1985, in Campechuela, Cuba. His mother Estela Milanes was a softball pitcher in the 2000 Olympics & his father was a former Cuban League catcher. At age ten he was sent to a state school to focus on baseball. He played in Cuba at Granma, from the ages of 17 to 24 being a .319 career hitter. In 2011 he & ten family members defected from Cuba landing in the Dominican Republic. Then the five foot ten, right hand hitting outfielder was signed by the Oakland Athletics as an amateur free agent in 2012. He was considered a five-tool player & one of the best to come out of Cuba in a generation. MLB Career: He was ready for Opening Day 2012. In his second career game he hit his first career HR & then hit HRs in the next two as well, driving in two runs in each game. In his first month he hit five HR with 19 RBI. On June 21st he hit his first walk off HR it came against the LA Dodgers. He began the year in ce...