Roenis Elias

Roenis Elías (/roʊˈɛniːs ɛˈliːəs/; roh-EN-ees el-EE-əs; born August 1, 1988) is a Cuban left-handed professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox.\n', ' Elías pitched two seasons for Guantánamo in the Cuban National Series. In the 2008–09 season, he pitched 31 innings in 18 games (one start), compiling a 2–3 record with a 7.84 earned run average (ERA). In the 2009–10 season, he had a 7.14 ERA with 5–7 record while pitching 63 innings in 21 games (17 starts).\n', ' Elías defected from Cuba in 2010, hoping to sign a contract with a Major League Baseball team. He traveled 30 hours by boat from Cuba to Cancun, Mexico. He initially played on the "B" team of the Sultanes de Monterrey in the Mexican League.\n', '