By Yusseff Díaz Once a highly touted international prospect, Randy Arozarena is looking to become a star with the Tampa Bay Rays this MLB season. In his second season with Tampa, the five-tool talent is looking cement his superstar status. The talented Cuban was signed by the Cardinals […]
Por Yusseff Díaz Michel Enríquez has been nicknamed “The Super 12” by the island’s fans due to his innate ability to get key hits and make plays at the most opportune times during his career. Aside from Omar Linares no third baseman is more revered by the Cuban […]
By Yusseff Díaz Leonys Martín who was a lead-off hitter with adequate power has transformed into a feared slugger in the land of the rising sun. In 241 at bats this season he has deposited 17 balls in the stands, leaving him third in that circuit longballs. His […]
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 […]
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