The Cuban Baseball Digest

Cuban slugger Jorge Soler has earned the nickname “El Crudo” (“The Raw One”) for how powerfully he swings the bat […]

By Yusseff Díaz Los Angeles Angels pitcher Raisel Iglesias was a top prospect in the Serie Nacional during his time […]

 By Yusseff Díaz Leslie Anderson was a top player in Cuba went he decided to defect in 2009. He was […]

By Yusseff Díaz Enrique Díaz is the best base stealer we never heard of, in his 26 years in the […]

By Yusseff Díaz Sources close to Pelota Cubana have confirmed to us that recent Cubam defector Lázaro Blanco will pitch […]

By Yusseff Díaz Rey Vicente Anglada is arguably the greatest manager you’ve never heard of. Here’s everything you need to […]

By Yusseff Díaz Though he has never had a big-league at-bat, Alfredo Despaigne has faced big-league pitching and crushed like […]

By Yusseff Díaz Right out of a page of Field Dreams, today I’m going to present the ultimate fantasy matchup […]

By Yusseff Díaz Since the untimely death of Peter Bjarkman in 2018, English coverage of Cuban baseball and the Serie […]

By Yusseff Díaz Its not often that a big leaguer can enter the bigs without a stint in the Minors. […]