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Yoenis Cespedes [1985-0] Cuban
Rank: 101
Athlete, Baseball outfielder


Yoenis Céspedes Milanés, nicknamed La Potencia, is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, and the New York Mets. 

Chance, Home, Respect



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I grew up on the softball field. Every day I would take my glove and my bat with me.
101
Sometimes I rush my swing because I am so anxious to play well. In Cuba, the quality of the pitching is not the same as it is here. There you might find one or two pitchers at 94 or 95 mph. Here, every day I find several, and each pitcher who comes along throws his hardest stuff.
102
In Cuba, I would start the first two months hitting around .260 with three or four home runs. After the first half of the season, I would get hot, and that's when I would have my best results. Home
103
My life has changed in many ways, both on an economic and personal level. All major league players are accorded the respect they deserve. In Cuba, it was not that way. National team players were not respected. The treatment was not adequate. Respect
104
In Cuba, I didn't even have a bicycle.
105
I had a chance to play for the Cuban national team during the 2009 World Baseball Classic, but at the time I never thought about leaving Cuba. Chance
106
Despite the situation in Cuba, I had a chance to play on the national team; and compared to other baseball players and other people in Cuba, I had the opportunity to live at a level that was not very high class but in the middle. Chance
107

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