Immigrant of the Day: The Oakland A’s New Centerfielder Yoenis Cespedes (Cuba)

ImmigrationProf’s Immigrant of the Day is Yoenis Cespedes, the the Oakland A’s new centerfielder.  Yesterday, Oakland signed the 26-year old Cuban outfielder to a four-year, $36 million deal. The contract will not be official until Cespedes, who defected from Cuba obtains a visa, and takes a physical. Cespedes will earn $6.5 million in 2012, $8.5 million next season and $10.5 million in each of the final two years of the deal. Read more.

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