bats birth_place team position birth_date article_title name throws
left santiago de cuba , cuba acereros de monclova first baseman 24 march 1985 josé julio ruiz
 josé julio ruiz left
josé julio ruiz

josé julio ruiz barzán -lrb- born march 24 , 1985 -rrb- is a cuban professional baseball player for the acereros de monclova of the mexican league .
after playing in the cuban national series for santiago de cuba from 2003 through 2009 and for the cuban national baseball team in international tournaments , ruiz defected from cuba to play baseball in the united states .
