In April 2015, Sierra defected from Cuba to the United States to pursue a Major League Baseball (MLB) career.[5] Per reports on December 28, 2015, MLB cleared him as an unrestricted free agent eligible to sign with any team.[6][7]
During a tryout in Florida in late 2015, Hudson Belinksky of Baseball America opined that Sierra appeared "extremely polished" with a "clean arm action," easily repeating "his moderate stride ... through release, ... consistently landing online and hitting his spots down in the strike zone." He threw a fastball in the mid 90s miles per hour and a slider.[6]
Los Angeles Dodgers
On February 21, 2016, Sierra signed a six-year, $30 million, contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.[8] He was assigned to the Advanced-Class A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, and was outrighted off the 40-man roster on July 3.[9] In 20 games (13 starts for the Quakes and 10 relief appearances for the Double-A Tulsa Drillers, he was 6–7 with a 5.89 ERA, 86 strikeouts and 30 walks.[10]
Sierra began the 2017 season with Tulsa and was promoted at mid-season to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers. Between the two teams, he was 5–1 with a 3.04 ERA in 39 relief appearances.[10] He was assigned to AAA Oklahoma City Dodgers and was placed on the 7-day IL to start the 2019 season, making only three rehab appearances for the Arizona League Dodgers, recording an ERA of 3.00 with 6 strikeouts.[10] Sierra did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
In 2021, Sierra made 23 appearances for Triple-A Oklahoma City, struggling to an 0-1 record with a 13.78 ERA and 18 strikeouts.[10] On September 2, 2021, the Dodgers released Sierra.[12]
References
^"Hockey de RD da salto cualitativo". El Nacional (in Spanish). 2014-11-24. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
^"Veracruz 2014: Cuba, campeón del béisbol centroamericano". Cubasi.cu (in Spanish). 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
^"Cuba gana medalla de oro en béisbol". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). Veracruz, Mexico. EFE. 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
^Cuba Regains Central American and Caribbean Baseball Title with 9-3 over Nicaragua
^ abTodd, Jeff (December 28, 2015). "Cuban pitcher Yaisel Sierra declared a free agent". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
^Axisa, Mike (December 28, 2015). "Report: Cuban righty Yaisel Sierra declared a free agent by MLB". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
^Stephen, Eric (February 21, 2016). "Dodgers finalize 6-year contract with Yaisel Sierra". SB Nation. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
^Byrne, Connor (July 3, 2016). "Dodgers Release Ian Thomas, Outright Two". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
^ abcd"Yaisel Sierra Register Statistics & History". Baseball Reference.
^"2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com.
^Harris, Blake (September 3, 2021). "Bobby Miller returns to Great Lakes". SB Nation. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
External links
Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
January 13, 2023
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