The SoftBank Hawks earlier today announced their release of Alfredo Despaigne via social media. The Nippon League squad traveled to […]
International Baseball
Alfredo Despaigne: “I appreciate the fact that Cuba let non-FCB players participate in the WBC.”
Alfredo Despaigne returned to the SoftBank Hawks at mid-season after starting this season in the Serie Nacional. The native of […]
Asian Leagues, NPB
Kenta Hagiwara: The man who helped build SoftBank’s dynasty with plenty of Cuban talent.
We are going to take a trip back into the latest dynasty of the SoftBank Hawks and a key scout […]
Asian Leagues
Ariel Martínez extends his hitting streak to eight in Nippon-Ham’s win. (+Asian League Report)
Ariel Martinez went 2-for-3, drove in a run and walked the Nippon Ham Fighters to a 5-0 victory over the […]
Asian Leagues
Livan Moinelo has successful arthroscopic surgery.
SoftBank Hawks’ star pitcher Liván Moinelo underwent surgery earlier today for osteochondritis dissecans in the elbow of his throwing arm. […]
Asian Leagues
Liván Moinelo opts for surgery and will miss the rest of the season.
Sources confirmed to the Cuban Baseball Digest that SoftBank Hawks star left-hander reliever Liván Moinelo will opt to have surgery […]
Asian Leagues
Ariel Martínez goes yard, but Nippon-Ham falls to Rakuten. (+Asian League Report)
Ariel Martínez connected on his tenth longball of the season and swatted two singles in four at-bats. The slugger also […]
Asian Leagues
Liván Moinelo out for an indefinite amount of time.
The SoftBank Hawks disclosed a complicated injury situation yesterday. Their star left-hander reliever Liván Moinelo will be on the shelf […]
Asian Leagues
Roenis Elías and Guillermo Heredia lead SSG to a win. (+Asian League Report)
Roenis Elías tossed five strong innings where he only allowed two earned runs via five hits and fanned 10 batters […]
Asian Leagues
Two Cubans make the All-Star Game in the Nippon League.
This morning the news broke that two Cubans had been elected to the Series of Stars, the Nippon League’s version […]