Without a doubt, the news that the best Cuban baseball player in the last 10 years in the Japanese Professional Baseball League, Alfredo Despaigne from Granma, will participate in the National Series that begins this Wednesday, March 29, is stealing the headlines within the Cuban domestic baseball circuit. […]
The head Cuban Baseball Federation was upset when speaking of Yariel Rodríguez situation via Twitter this morning and the news of his departure to the Dominican Republic to seek a contract with a Major League team. Rodríguez decided to abandon his contract with the Chunichi Dragons and broke […]
Cuban pitcher Yariel Rodríguez, who was the ace for the his team in the World Baseball Classic, broke ties with the FCB and with the Chunichi Dragons in search of a contract with an MLB franchise earlier today, according to the report a few hours ago by the […]
After nine years in the Majors with the Chicago White Sox, José Abreu decided to undertake a new challenge by reaching an agreement with the current World Series champions. The new contract was for three years and 58.5 million dollars with the Houston Astros, who will now have […]
Danny Valencia made his major league debut in 2010 with the Minnesota Twins. During his first season on the grand stage the Cuban-American of the Jewish faith hit .371 against lefthanded pitching and in total finished with a .311 batting average that season. Valencia finished third in the […]
The Minnesota Twins and the Dominican Republic national team played a preparation game a few days ago at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers, Florida and during my coverage of the event I had the pleasure of being able to chat with a man who is Cuban baseball royalty […]
Elián Leyva had a good outing last night against Chinese Taipei, although he had to leave the start due to discomfort in his throwing hand. Elián decided not to risk the team’s well being despite having a difficult in the first inning. The righty managed to walk away […]
Yariel Rodríguez was the starter for the Cuban team in their debut against the Netherlands in the V World Baseball Classic (WBC). His start generated a lot of controversy because last year (2022) he had been a reliever with Los Dragones de Chunichi in Japan. However, he made […]
In a matter of hours, the fifth World Baseball Classic will begin when Cuba and the Netherlands face each other at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium. In a rematch clash, the Antilleans will try to erase recent history before their heated rival. Their last matchup was in the […]
The news with which we woke up here in Cuba today regarding a player who is in the key to Cuba’s and the undisputed starter at second base within the Cuban lineup for the World Baseball Classic is not good. Andy Ibáñez suffered an injury to one of […]
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