Of the four players who left Cuba around the Can-Am League tours, Julio Pablo Martínez is the only one who was there two seasons running — for Cuba in 2016, and then, in 2017, for a Can-Am club of his… Continue Reading
For three summers, Cuba’s national baseball team went on the road in North America and played for points. Not exhibitions — real games, in a real league, that counted in the standings. They had no home ballpark. They travelled between… Continue Reading
Yuniesky Gurriel is the eldest of the three Gurriel brothers and the one nobody outside Cuba talks about. He played sixteen Serie Nacional seasons for Sancti Spíritus, then became the first Cuban signed by the Can-Am League when he joined… Continue Reading
In March 2020, Major League Baseball declared Yoelqui Céspedes a free agent and MLB Pipeline ranked him the number one international prospect in the world. He signed with the Chicago White Sox for $2.05 million, spent three seasons in their farm… Continue Reading
< Esta guía también está disponible en español. strong>Cuba’s 65th Serie Nacional begins on 4 October 2026, and it will be one of the shortest seasons in the league’s history. Each team plays 44 games instead of the usual 75-plus,… Continue Reading
