By Yusseff Díaz Cubans have been playing in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league for more than four decades. Since the days of Chico Barbon and Tony González, they have made their presence felt in the land of the rising sun. The flood gates for Cubans opened up […]
By Yusseff Díaz HIALEAH, FLA- Cuban Baseball Federation president Higinio Vélez lost his nearly three week battle today with the dreaded COVID-19 virus. Less then four hours ago I received news from the island that confirmed the head of Cuban Baseball had lost his life at the age […]
By Yusseff Díaz The Chunichi Dragons of the NPB signed Ariel Martinez to a minor league contract in March of 2018 and inserted him into their development program during that year. During that season the Japanese ball club also signed outfielder Leonardo Urgellés who was released later that […]
By Yusseff Díaz Today, we put together a team as part one of a two-part series on the best Cuban players of all-time. Let’s take a look at who makes the team. Making an all-time team is not easy. Especially when it comes to Cuban players. What makes […]
By Yusseff Díaz HIALEAH,FLA–International Prospect Óscar Luis Colás is a 21-year-old Cuban from Santiago who has a very powerful bat but can also unleash a 94 mph heater from the left side. The young islander was so highly touted that the Nippon League’s SoftBank plucked him out of […]
By Yusseff Díaz HIALEAH, FLA- Fréderich Cepeda is Cuban baseball royalty. The switch-hitting outfielder has been a key part of the powerhouse Cuban National Team for 15 years. He is one of the most exceptional hitters to never come stateside. Although he has never played in the Majors […]
By Yusseff Díaz HIALEAH,FLA-Boston Red Sox star Luis Tiant may be the greatest Cuban pitcher ever to head to the majors, but he is yet to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Luis Tiant has the most victories by a Cuban pitcher in MLB history, yet he […]
