Juan Yasser Serrano

Juan Yasser Serrano
Petroleros de Minatitlán
Pitcher
Born: (1988-03-03) March 3, 1988
Villa Clara Province, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Juan Yasser Serrano (born March 3, 1988 in Villa Clara Province, Cuba) is a Cuban right-handed pitcher.

Serrano pitched for Villa Clara in the Cuban National Series, where he had a 4-16 win–loss record and a 4.40 earned run average.[1] He also pitched for the Cuban Junior National Team.[2] Serrano, Yadel Martí, 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.[3] In August 2009, they were declared free agents.[4]

Before the 2010 season, Serrano signed a contract worth $250,000 with the Chicago Cubs.[5] He pitched for the Cubs organization through 2011.

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