The Cuban Baseball Digest

The Gigantes de Rivas have significantly upgraded their offense by adding to big Cuban bats to their offense. The Nicaraguan League team have added infielder Henry Urrutia and outfielder Maikel Serrano to their roster giving them protection for their countrymen Lázaro Alonso in the lineup.

In Henry Urrutia the Gigantes get a two-time winter league batting champion with Lara of the LVBP (2018) and the Gigantes del Cibao of the LIDOM (2023). In total the native of Las Tunas, Cuba hits a solid .301 in 10 seasons in the Caribbean circuits.

In the case of Serrano, the outfielder hit .373 with El Tren del Norte last season, but was inexplicably not brought back by the league runner-up. The slugger is a very experienced bat that has also seen action in the Mexican and Venezuelan winter leagues hitting a very above-average .310 over five seasons.

Cuban Transactions within the Winter Leagues:

LIDOM:

• RHP Elían Leyva signs with the Leones del Escogido.

• RHP Jimmy Yacabonis reports to the Toros del Este.

APBN:

• IF Henry Urrutia and OF Maikel Serrano signs with the Gigantes de Rivas. #Cubanbaseballdigest #LIDOM… pic.twitter.com/VI0tAlztMJ

— Cuban Baseball Digest (@CBaseballDigest) November 16, 2025

Cubans that have signed in ABPN this season:

Maikol Pérez OF (Chinandega)

Eddy Díaz IF(Chinandega)

Alay Lago IF (Tren del Norte)

Daniel Figueroa IF (El Tren del Norte)

Raico Santos OF (El Tren del Norte)

Yassel Pino OF (El Tren del Norte)

Yoel Yanqui IF (Bóer)

Yoelkis Guibert OF (Bóer)

Armando Dueñas RHP (Bóer)

Lázaro Alonso IF (Rivas)

Maikel Serrano OF (Rivas)

Henry Urrutia IF (Rivas)