""""In Cuba, Arruebarruena played for Cienfuegos, where he was teammates with White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu and Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig. This past season (2012-13) in Cuba that was split into two halves by the WBC, Arruebarruena struggled early, batting .275/.324/.366 with two home runs, seven walks and 17 strikeouts in 145 plate appearances in the first half. He hit much better in the second half, batting .317/.415/.495 with four homers, 17 walks and 14 strikeouts in 125 plate appearances.
In 2011-12, Arruebarruena batted .320/.367/.520 with eight home runs, 19 walks and 39 strikeouts in 306 plate appearances. During the 2010-11 season, Arruebarruena hit .280/.314/.484 in 279 at-bats with eight home runs, 11 walks and 57 strikeouts.""""