Photo: Arturo Pardavila III from Hoboken, NJ, USA / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Yoenis Cespedes, La Potencia, carries one of baseball's most cinematic backstories: a Cuban defector who turned raw power into Major League stardom. What grips me is not just the towering home runs or the Home Run Derby theatrics, but the sheer audacity of leaving everything behind to bet on a bat and an arm. Across Oakland, Boston, Detroit, and the Mets, he was electric, the rare hitter who could change a game in one swing. I am drawn to players who choose spectacle and risk over safe consistency, and Cespedes was pure spectacle, a man who rewrote his own destiny.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yoenis Céspedes
- Name (Japanese)
- ヨエニス・セスペデス
- Reading
- よえにす・せすぺです
- Born
- October 18, 1985 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Ox
- Origin
- Campechuela, Granma Province, Cuba
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Yoenis Céspedes born?
Born October 18, 1985 (age 40).
Where is Yoenis Céspedes from?
Yoenis Céspedes is from Campechuela, Granma Province, Cuba.
What does Yoenis Céspedes do?
Yoenis Céspedes works as baseball player.
How tall is Yoenis Céspedes?
Yoenis Céspedes is 178 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.