The 62nd Cuban National Series was won by Las Tunas, who swept Industriales four games to none in a final that began on 5 August 2023. It was the second championship in the franchise’s history, after 2018–19, and the start… Continue Reading
The World Baseball Classic is still a bit top heavy. Cuba ran into a buzz saw of a United States lineup and was eliminated in the Semi-Final 14-2. That dispatching is disappointing but making it there at all is not.… Continue Reading
Team Cuba Death by 150 Paper Cuts is an article I originally wrote in March of 2017 in response to Cuba’s ouster from the the World Baseball Classic. It was originally for my Facebook page “Phil In The Blanks: Cuba… Continue Reading
The 2023 World Baseball Classic is illustrating how baseball worldwide has grown. The baseball nations of the world have not only closed the competition gap but Cuba has likely put itself into a deficit on the world stage. Once the… Continue Reading
I recently sat down with The Baseball Podcast Twice. Ethan and Tom have been focusing on the upcoming World Baseball Classic. More specifically they have been bringing on guests with familiarity with different countries competing in the 2023 World Baseball… Continue Reading
Cuba will return to the Caribbean Series, again. The tournament which pits the Champions of the top domestic leagues in the Caribbean was first contested in 1949. While Cuba was originally a pillar, their inclusion has been sporadic and inconsistent… Continue Reading
Team Cuba recently moved to number 8 in the WBSC World Baseball Rankings. This represents an improvement from the twelfth position they occupied a few years back. This is a far cry from an era prior to rankings but when… Continue Reading
I’ve been accused of being a ‘Useful Idiot’ when it comes to Cuba. I guess that is progress as few have described me as useful before. Most of what you hear about Cuba is true and also false. Tales of… Continue Reading
Andy Ibáñez spent 3 seasons in the Cuban National Series and was a member of Cuba’s 2013 World Baseball Classic squad. 2013 although just a decade ago feels even further when viewed through the prism of Cuban baseball. Ibáñez assuming… Continue Reading
How do you follow up an MVP season? In the majority of cases with regression. When you win the award as a 33 year old and effectively put up the same counting numbers two years later in approximately 2.5 times… Continue Reading
