Quick Facts
Biography
Yadil Orestes Mujica Diaz (born January 1, 1985) is a Cuban professional baseball player. He defected from Cuba and plays in minor league baseball.
Career
Mujica played for Matanzas of the Cuban National Series. He was left off of the 2008 Olympics roster. Though he was listed on the provisional roster for the 2009 World Baseball Classic, he did not make the tournament's final roster.
Mujica defected to the United States. He played for the Class AA Trenton Thunder of the Eastern League in 2011 and was promoted to the Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees of the International League in 2012. After receiving three plate appearances in three games for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Mujica was reassigned to the Thunder. He was named the Eastern League's Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending April 29, in which he batted 10-for-18 with six runs scored and a .600 on-base percentage.