Update: The Miami Herald confirms the Marlins did extend an offer, but it is less than the reported $40 million.
DETROIT -- Bidding on Cuba’s defected baseball star has officially kicked off.
Yoenis Cespedes was expected to command a $40 million-plus contract this offseason -- and it appears the 26-year-old outfielder has received an offer matching that description.
The Miami Marlins extended Cespedes a six-year offer worth roughly $40 million during his three-day visit, a source close to the subject told the U.S.-based blog Café Fuerte.
Cespedes arrived in Miami late Tuesday after being granted a travel visa and met with team officials Wednesday.
Marlins president David Samson told reporters last week that the club was aggressively negotiating a contract and hinted Wednesday the club could make an in-person offer.
According to Cafe Fuerte, Cespedes is expecting approval in the near future to visit other teams that are interested. The Tigers, Cubs, Orioles, Indians and White Sox are said to have expressed serious interest in the right-handed power hitter.
Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski reportedly said Thursday that Cespedes did not travel to Detroit and declined to say if team executives met with the five-tool outfielder in Miami.
Cespedes told reporters that he would like to play in Miami and reportedly has no immediate plans to meet with any other clubs, according to the report.
"There are a lot of Cubans and they would support me a lot,” Cespedes told the South Florida Sun Sentinel late Tuesday. “Hopefully I can play for the Marlins."
DETROIT -- Bidding on Cuba’s defected baseball star has officially kicked off.
Yoenis Cespedes was expected to command a $40 million-plus contract this offseason -- and it appears the 26-year-old outfielder has received an offer matching that description.
The Miami Marlins extended Cespedes a six-year offer worth roughly $40 million during his three-day visit, a source close to the subject told the U.S.-based blog Café Fuerte.
Cespedes arrived in Miami late Tuesday after being granted a travel visa and met with team officials Wednesday.
Marlins president David Samson told reporters last week that the club was aggressively negotiating a contract and hinted Wednesday the club could make an in-person offer.
According to Cafe Fuerte, Cespedes is expecting approval in the near future to visit other teams that are interested. The Tigers, Cubs, Orioles, Indians and White Sox are said to have expressed serious interest in the right-handed power hitter.
Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski reportedly said Thursday that Cespedes did not travel to Detroit and declined to say if team executives met with the five-tool outfielder in Miami.
Cespedes told reporters that he would like to play in Miami and reportedly has no immediate plans to meet with any other clubs, according to the report.
"There are a lot of Cubans and they would support me a lot,” Cespedes told the South Florida Sun Sentinel late Tuesday. “Hopefully I can play for the Marlins."
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