Sources: Cuban pitcher Yariel Rodríguez will not return to Japan and will seek to sign in MLB

He is Cuba´s most sought after pitcher right now

Cuban pitcher Yariel Rodríguez has left his contract with Chunichi Dragons of Japan´s NPB and will seek to sign with an MLB team in the near future, sources close to the player told me.

He becomes the first player on Cuba's official roster to the V World Baseball Classic who decides to cut his ties with the Cuban Baseball Federation.