Major League Baseball has told teams that Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is eligible to be signed.
The commissioner’s office notified clubs on Wednesday, a day after Cespedes established legal residency in the Dominican Republic.
His agent, Edgar Mercedes, confirmed the residency in a telephone interview Tuesday.
Earlier this month, Cespedes said six major league teams — the Miami Marlins, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs and White Sox — are interested in him.
DAN MARTIN Dan Martin has been with The Post's sports department since 1996. He has covered high school and college sports, as well as the NHL, the NBA, the NFL and Major League Baseball.
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