His father was the architect of the flight of pitcher Aroldis Chapman.
Cuban baseball player José Carlos Thompson has signed with the Houston Astros for $ 250,000, reported the majors.
José Carlos Thompson, a second baseman for 23 years, hopes to become the first Cuban to appear in a game for the Astros from Oscar Zamora, in 1978.
"It has always been my dream, and I want to move to see what happens, "Thompson said, according to MLB.
Thompson comes from the Dominican Academy of the Astros. The signature includes an invitation to major league training, something that the general manager Ed Wade is usually opposed, when it comes to players in their first year.
"But this boy was not to another," said Wade. "The truth is you're doing a good job in training and has had several opportunities here for display. At some point, send it back to camp for minor leaguers who cut his teeth with a large group of young infielders.
Little is known about the past Thompson. He played one season in organized baseball in the United States and batted .440 in 59 games with the Western Oklahoma Junior College.
arrived in Boston at the age of 20, when his father Charles Thompson, the architect of the escape of Chapman Aroldis pitcher, became a U.S. citizen.
Because of his age, could play his first season in professional baseball Class-A Lancaster and Double-A Corpus Christi. Via
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