Juan Yasser Serrano (born March 3, 1988 in

Villa Clara Province Villa Clara is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is located in the central region of the island bordering with the Atlantic at north, Matanzas Province by west, Sancti Spiritus Province by east, and Cienfuegos Province on the South. Villa Clar ...

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n right-handed

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

. Serrano pitched for Villa Clara in the

Cuban National Series The Cuban National Series (, SNB) is the primary domestic professional baseball competition in Cuba. Formed after the dissolution of the Cuban League in the wake of the Cuban Revolution, the Series is a part of the Cuban baseball league system. ...

, where he had a 4-16

win–loss record In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. The statistic is commonly used in standings or rankings to compare teams or individuals. It is defined as wins divided by the total number of matc ...

and a 4.40

earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number ...

. He also pitched for the Cuban Junior National Team. Serrano,

Yadel Martí Yadel Martí Carrillo (born July 22, 1979) is a Cuban right-handed pitcher. Career Martí was 1-0 with two saves and no earned runs at the 2006 World Baseball Classic, helping Cuba to a second-place finish. He was named to the all-tourname ...

, and Yasser Gómez defected from Cuba in December 2008 in an effort to get to the Dominican Republic to seek a Major League Baseball career. In August 2009, they were declared free agents. Before the 2010 season, Serrano signed a contract worth $250,000 with the Chicago Cubs.Chicago Cubs agree to a deal with pitcher Juan Yasser Serrano - ESPN Chicago
/ref> He pitched for the Cubs organization through 2011.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Serrano, Juan Yasser 1988 births Living people Defecting Cuban baseball players Arizona League Cubs players Boise Hawks players Peoria Chiefs players Daytona Cubs players Tennessee Smokies players Sportspeople from Villa Clara Province

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