By Yusseff Díaz Rey Vicente Anglada is arguably the greatest manager you’ve never heard of. Here’s everything you need to […]
Alfredo Despaigne, the Horse of Horses
By Yusseff Díaz Though he has never had a big-league at-bat, Alfredo Despaigne has faced big-league pitching and crushed like […]
Serie Nacional vs Professionals, who would win?
By Yusseff Díaz Right out of a page of Field Dreams, today I’m going to present the ultimate fantasy matchup […]
Phil Selig: Canada’s ambassador to Cuban Baseball
By Yusseff Díaz Since the untimely death of Peter Bjarkman in 2018, English coverage of Cuban baseball and the Serie […]
Three Cubans who made it to the big leagues without going through the minors
By Yusseff Díaz Its not often that a big leaguer can enter the bigs without a stint in the Minors. […]
Cubans not affiliated with FCB were willing to play for Cuba in the Olympic Qualifier
By Yusseff Díaz Despite the country’s history, these international players are willing to represent their homeland if given a chance. […]
CPBL: In Taiwanese baseball, Cubans have a brief history
By Yusseff Díaz In the CPBL, Cubans have a relatively brief history. However, all of that is about to change […]
Serie Nacional: Teams that have put at least 3 pitchers on MLB rosters
By Yusseff Díaz When Serie Nacional legend René Arocha defected in 1991 he started a revolution. After René Arocha, Little […]
Alexander Guerrero: “We reached out to Cuba.”
By Yusseff Díaz A very credible source confirmed to Pelota Cubana last month that Alexander Guerrero reached out to the […]
Yosimar Cousín: a talent on the rise
By Yusseff Díaz Although last season wasn’t his best in the Serie Nacional Yosimar Cousín is considered one of Cuba’s […]