When the international signing period opened earlier this month, the Astros continued to flex their muscles in the Cuban market with the signing of 20 year old outfielder Cesar Hernandez.
Hernandez, who turns 31 in May, spent his first seven MLB campaigns with the Philadelphia Phillies before he joined Cleveland in late December 2019. The switch-hitter impressed in his American League-debut year.
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