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Twins officially sign 18-year-old Cuban prospect Yandro Hernandez

Hernandez received a reported signing bonus of $800,000.

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Yandro Hernandez is a name Minnesota Twins fans will have to keep stored in the memory bank because if he blossoms into a member of the MLB team, his path to the majors will be traced back to Thursday when he officially signed a contract.

Francys Romero, a Cuban baseball insider, appears to have in the room when Hernandez signed the the contract on Thursday. He tweeted that Hernandez is receiving an $800,000 bonus.

Romero broke news that the Twins were going to sign Hernandez in mid-February, saying then that he ranked Hernandez as the best contact hitter among prospects younger than 18 years old in Cuba. Romero said Hernandez has " advanced hitting skills."

The 18-year-old is a switch-hitting outfielder who "projects power and batting average," per Romero.

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JOE NELSON

Joe Nelson has more than 20 years of experience in Minnesota sports journalism. Nelson began his career in sports radio, working at smaller stations in Marshall and St. Cloud before moving to the highly-rated KFAN-FM 100.3 in the Twin Cities. While there, he produced the popular mid-morning show hosted by Minnesota Vikings play-by-play announcer Paul Allen. His time in radio laid the groundwork for his transition to sports writing in 2011. He covers the Vikings, Timberwolves, Gophers and Twins for On SI.