Eddie Oropesa
Edilberto Oropesa, is a Cuban former professional baseball pitcher and coach, who played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks, and San Diego Padres.
Oropesa defected from the Cuba national [baseball team|Cuban national team] at the World University Games in Buffalo, New York in, climbing over a fence while the rest of his team was warming up. He was the second active Cuban player to List of [baseball players who defected from Cuba|defect] to the United States. He first played as a professional in the U.S. with the independent St. Paul Saints in 1993. He was then drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 14th round of the 1994 [Major League Baseball draft|1994 MLB draft]. He was a replacement player for the Dodgers during spring training in 1995 during the 1994–95 [Major League Baseball strike|ongoing strike]. After his playing career, he was hired by the Dodgers to work with newly signed Cuban player Yasiel Puig and had a similar role with Yoan López of the Arizona Diamondbacks. He then coached in the Diamondbacks minor league system from 2016 to 2018.