Right-hander Brander Guevara has been activated by the Conspiradores de Querétaro of the Liga Mexicana de Béisbol and could make his professional baseball debut this week. Although his role has not been clarified by the team, the righty could be a starter for the Mexican team.
Guevara recorded 100 strikeouts in 79.2 innings during Cuba’s 64th National Series. He later represented Cuba in exhibition games in Nicaragua and also pitched for Matanzas in the recent Baseball Champions League Americas tournament in México City. The flamethrower is by far Cuba’s top pitching prospect.
The Cuban hurler struck out 10 batters from Las Tunas for the Cazadores de Artemisa in the Cuban Baseball Semifinals earlier this year. Guevara (22 years old) was being scouted by the SoftBank Hawks during that, according to Kenta Hagiwara. Below is the young flamethrowers repertoire:
• Fastball 94-97 MPH
• Slider 86-88 MPH
• Changeup 89-91 MPH
• Splitter 84-86 MPH
• Cutter 87-88 MPH
With a good showing in México the righty could find himself inked to a deal by a team from the land of the rising sun, whether it be SoftBank or any other squad in the NPB. He was not on hand for Cuba in the WBC due to the country’s tardiness in submitting a visa application for the young pitcher to the US Department of State.
Cubans in the Liga Mexicana de Béisbol in 2026:
Frank Abel Álvarez RHP (Oaxaca)
Raico Santos OF (Quintana Roo)
Diosbel Arias IF (Quintana Roo)
Julio Robaina LHP (Quintana Roo)
Yurisbel Gracial IF-OF (Querétaro)
Henry Urrutia IF-DH (Querétaro)
Miguel Romero RHP (Querétaro)
Rangel Ravelo IF-OF (Querétaro)
Brander Guevara RHP (Querétaro)
Yusniel Díaz OF (Querétaro, Unión Laguna, Yucatán)
Odrisamer Despaigne RHP (Durango)
Elían Leyva RHP (Durango,Unión Laguna)**
David Villar IF (Durango)*
Jimmy Yacabonis RHP (Mexico City)*
Albert Lara IF (Unión Laguna)
Yadir Drake IF-OF (Yucatán,Unión Laguna)
Yoanner Negrín RHP (Yucatán)
Vladimir Gutierrez RHP (Puebla)
Onelki García LHP (Campeche)
Félix Pérez IF-OF (Campeche)
Roenis Elías LHP (Dos Laredos)
Yadiel Hernández OF (Dos Laredos)
Rigo Gómez LHP (Dos Laredos)*
Julio Pablo Martínez OF (Saltillo)
Oscar Luis Colás OF (Saltillo)
Dairon Blanco OF (Saltillo)
Roel Santos OF (Tabasco,Querétaro)
Yoennis Yera LHP (Tabasco)
Maikel Serrano OF (Aguascalientes)
Luis Medina IF (León)
Ariel Miranda LHP (Jalisco)
Josh Fuentes IF (Jalisco)*
Coco Montes IF (Monterrey)*
*Cuban-American