Oscar Colas


Oscar Luis Colas Leon is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher, Outfielder for Santiago de Cuba in the Cuban National Series. He was dispatched to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in 2017.

Professional career

In 2016-2017 season, Colas played in the Santiago de Cuba of the Cuban National Series.
On May 10, 2017, the Government of Cuba signed a contract to dispatch Colas and Liván Moinelo to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks as developmental squad player.
From mid-2017 season to mid-2019 season, he played in informal matches against Shikoku Island League Plus's teams and amateur baseball teams, and played in the Western League of NPB's minor leagues.
On June 24, 2019, Colas signed a 15 million yen contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks as a registered player under management. On August 18, he debuted against the Saitama Seibu Lions, and recorded a home run at the first Plate appearance in the Pacific League. In 2019 season, he played 7 games in the Pacific League.
On January 3, 2020, Francys Romero of MLB.com reported that Colas has defected from Cuba and is looking to sign on with a Major League team.