By Yusseff Díaz Vicyohandri Odelin is a very underrated pitcher in the Cuban League and especially internationally. The native Camagüey, Cuba has been an Olympic, World, Pan-am, and Central American champion during his career. The crafty right and his sidewinder pitch was a key cog for Cuba in the […]
By Yusseff Díaz The Andy Rodríguez defection gets more complicated as time goes on. Although SoftBank GM Sugihiko Mikasa says the righty cannot be put on the restricted list, the team is holding another ace under its sleeve. The Havana native decided to defect last week after seeing […]
By Yusseff Díaz Ermidelio Urrutia is a legend in Cuba and the patriarch of a baseball family considered royalty in Las Tunas, Cuba. His son Henry is an ex-MLB player and currently a star in the Mexican League. While his cousin Osmani is the last man to hit .400 in […]
By Yusseff Díaz Dariel Álvarez signed with the Baltimore Orioles in 2013 as an international free agent and promptly began his career with the Gulf Coast Orioles, the team’s rookie league affiliate. That only lasted four games because he hit a whopping .443 and was promoted to Frederick […]
By Yusseff Díaz Tampa Bay Rays infielder Yandy Diaz is a second-generation baseball player; his father Jorge “the Spider” Diaz was a fringe Cuban national team player. Tampa Bay Rays infielder Yandy Díaz signed with Cleveland in 2013 as an international free agent. The following year he made […]
By Yusseff Díaz A look back at one of the legends of the Negro Leagues, one of the most overlooked pitchers in the history of the game, Luis Tiant Sr. Luis Eleuterio Tiant or Luis Tiant Sr., the father of ex-Boston Red Sox great Luis Tiant, was a […]
By Yusseff Díaz In Cuba, the Urrutia family is considered baseball royalty. Henry Urrutia’s father, Ermidelio Urrutia who is the patriarch of the clan was a five-tool outfielder and a legendary player with the Las Tunas Lumberjacks. His cousin Osmani was the last player in Cuba to hit […]
By Yusseff Díaz The Olympic Qualifier of the Americas was one of the most resounding defeats for the Cuban Baseball Federation not only the field but also in the arena of public opinion. Cuba who has been an Olympic juggernaut in baseball did not qualify for the tournament […]
By Yusseff Díaz Jose Barrero is opened some eyes in spring training for the Cincinnati Reds 2019. He has started that Spring training on fire. The number five prospect in the Cincinnati Reds farm system is hitting an eye opening .400 and launched two longballs to open , […]
By Yusseff Díaz Today, we put together a team of the best Cuban-American MLB players of all-time. Let’s take a look at who makes the team. Earlier this month I wrote a two-part series about the best Cuban MLB players of all-time, but I wasn’t satisfied. I decided […]
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