Heartwarming Story about Yuli & Yordan

On the radio during yesterday's game against the KC Royals, Steve Sparks told the story of Yuli and his Brother Lourdes defection from Cuba. They were taken to a safe house in Haiti in the middle of nowhere and told not to leave under any circumstances. They were there for several weeks. They only had a small area of trails that go down by the beach to wander around on (that they probably weren't supposed to be wandering around on). They were out one day and they ran into another lad on those trails. That lad was Yordan Alvarez who was likewise defecting from Cuba, living in a safe house and warned not to leave his safe house. They have been close ever since. What an amazing story and what tribulations our young Cuban players have to go through to be able to get here and achieve their dreams. The Astros have 10 Cubans in their system now. Today, after the game, Yordan dedicated his two home runs to Yuli. If anyone else remembers any details I left out, please let me know.

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