Amaury Antonio Cazana Marti (born October 19, 1976) is a Cuban professional baseball player who is a free agent.

Amaury Cazana
Free agent
Outfielder
Born: (1976-10-19) October 19, 1976 (age 47)
Matanzas, Cuba
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Amaury Cazana
Medal record
Men’s baseball
Representing  Cuba
Intercontinental Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Havana Team

Professional career edit

St. Louis Cardinals edit

He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 18th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft.[1]

In five seasons and 541 games of AAA-level ball, Cazana hit for a .344 batting average with 70 home runs and 322 runs batted in.[1]

Cazana started the 2012 season with the Cardinals' AAA Memphis Redbirds.[2] He was released on May 14, 2012.[3]

Mexican League edit

On May 22, 2012, Cazana signed with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. On March 22, 2013, he was assigned to the Broncos de Reynosa. On June 28, 2013, Cazana was traded to the Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz in exchange for Carlos Rivera and Frank Diaz. He was released on April 4, 2014. On April 24, 2014, Cazana signed with the Toros de Tijuana. On May 13, 2014, Cazana was released. After 4 years out of baseball, Cazana signed with the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos on July 3, 2018.[4] Cazana did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] He later became a free agent.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Amaury Cazana Cuban, Fall, Minor, Mexican & Winter Leagues Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com".
  2. ^ "Memphis Redbirds Team Roster - Memphis Redbirds Roster".
  3. ^ "Cardinals Release Amaury Cazana".
  4. ^ "Amaury Cazana Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  5. ^ "Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season".

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