MLB 2025 | Gurriel Jr. hits a walk-off double; Iglesias secures 16th save; Luis D. Morales called up to start today; Chapman and Morejón deliver scoreless outings; Yariel struggled; Pagés has 86 RBIs

Cuban Players News for the 2025 Major League Baseball season. A compilation of several sources.

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Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hits a game-winning shot.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. went 2-for-4, contributing a double, three RBI, and a stolen base in Saturday's 6-5 victory over the Rockies. Gurriel initiated the scoring with an RBI single in the first inning. He added a sacrifice fly in the third and hit a walk-off double in the ninth. The outfielder has achieved four multi-hit games in eight August appearances, batting .294 (10-for-34) with 11 RBI during this period. Overall, he's maintaining a .249/.294/.410 slash line with 14 home runs, 59 RBI, 38 runs scored, and nine steals across 107 games this season.

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Raisel Iglesias pitched a scoreless inning and struck out one batter to secure a save against the Marlins on Saturday.

Raisel Iglesias secured a save in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Marlins, striking out one batter in a flawless inning. Iglesias was tasked with maintaining a two-run lead in the ninth inning of the nightcap. He accomplished this in just 11 pitches, with most of them used in a nine-pitch duel with Otto Lopez that concluded with a game-ending strikeout. Recently, Iglesias has been performing like his former self, successfully converting five consecutive save chances over his last seven appearances and achieving a 7:0 K:BB while pitching seven scoreless innings in that period.

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According to Martín Gallegos of MLB.com, the Athletics plan to call up Luis D. Morales from Triple-A Las Vegas to pitch on Sunday against the Orioles.

Luis D. Morales will start Sunday's game against the Orioles. Morales most recently logged two innings in his big-league debut Aug. 1, and prior to that, he had been logging between one and three innings per outing at Triple-A Las Vegas. With that in mind, Morales' first big-league start will likely be a short one. Morales has big-time stuff, with his fastball having touched triple digits in the past, but his control has been much better since he started pitching in shorter stints after giving up six runs in 2.1 innings in a June 21 start. After that, he had a 2.00 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 20:6 K:BB in 18 innings over nine appearances before getting the call to the majors. Osvaldo Bido could be an option to log multiple innings after Morales exits Sunday.

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Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless inning. Adrián Morejón collects 17th hold.

Aroldis Chapman delivered a scoreless inning during the Red Sox's 5-4 loss in 10 innings against the Padres. Chapman took the mound in the ninth inning to maintain the 4-4 tie, requiring just 10 pitches, 9 of which were strikes. He neither struck out any batters nor allowed any walks. This outing contributed to his outstanding 2025 season, reducing his ERA to 1.18, with 21 saves in 23 chances, a 3-2 win-loss record, and a 65:13 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 45 2/3 innings.

In the same game for the Padres, Adrián Morejón achieved his 17th hold of the year by securing two outs in the seventh inning. He gave up one hit but struck out two batters. Morejón is also enjoying an outstanding 2025 season, boasting a 9-4 record with two saves over 53 1/3 innings, an ERA of 2.03, and a WHIP of 0.84.

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Yariel Rodríguez hit hard by the Dodgers, while Andy Pagés had a game with multiple hits.

Yariel Rodríguez struggled on Saturday during the Blue Jays' 9-1 defeat to the Dodgers. He managed only one out in the fifth inning but began the sixth allowing a single to Andy Pagés and hitting Michael Conforto. Shortly after, he loaded the bases with a walk to Alex Freeland and gave up a single to Dalton Rushing, which brought in two runs and increased the Dodgers' lead to 5-0. After this, he was replaced, but an intentional walk and a hit by Mookie Betts added two more runs to his record. Four earned runs, with two hits, one walk, and one hit batter, marked a less-than-ideal performance for the Camaguey native, who has had a strong season overall but has struggled in his last 15 games, conceding seven earned runs in 14 2/3 innings with 11 strikeouts and a concerning statistic: nine walks.

In the same game for the Dodgers, Andy Pagés had a performance of 2-for-4, hitting his 20th double of the season, scoring one run, and driving in two RBIs. With these two RBIs, he now has a total of 68 for the year, leading all Cuban players in this category. This marks Pagés' second multi-hit game in the past four games, during which he has consistently hit, achieving a .353 average (6-for-17) with three doubles, three runs scored, and two RBIs in that period.

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