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
It will be hard for Cuban MLB’ers to top the impact they had in the 2021 playoffs. Yordan Alvarez caught fire, led the Astros to the World Series and captured the American League Championship Series MVP. The Astros ran into… Continue Reading
Oscar Colás -OF-Chicago White Sox The Cuban Ohtani he is not. In fairness when that monicker was first bestowed upon him Shohei Ohtani wasn’t even Ohtani yet. There is a reason few have had success on both sides of the… Continue Reading
The First Cuban Elite League has come to a close. Scroll down for my preview from back in September of 2022. The reason I have updated this post and not created a unique one is because it has been very… Continue Reading
Pinch Hitter Gawain Owen is in Haarlem Holland and is following Team Cuba. Here is his Honkbal Week WrapUp Cuba suffered it’s 5th defeat in Haarlem in as many games. Italy held the Cuban contingent scoreless over 7 innings. The… Continue Reading
Pinch Hitter Gawain Owen is in Haarlem Holland and is following Team Cuba. Here is his Honkbal Week WrapUp as Curacao wins seeing Cuba Eliminated. Cuba fell to 0-4 in Haarlem and are now officially out of the medal round… Continue Reading
Pinch Hitter Gawain Owen is in Haarlem Holland and is following Team Cuba. Here is his Honkbal Week WrapUp Cuba vs U.S.A. Team Cuba was defeated again in Harlem on Monday evening. This time 0-2 against Team USA. They are… Continue Reading
Pinch Hitter Gawain Owen is in Haarlem Holland and is following Team Cuba. Here is his Honkbal Opening Weekend WrapUp. Cuba once the bastions of International baseball tournaments such as Haarlem baseball week have been on a trend of diminishing… Continue Reading
Honkbal Week Haarlem Preview via Special Contributor to CubaDugout Gawain Owen Cuba must finish in top 4 to progress With bags packed and ready to jump on a plane to the Netherlands, below is an outline of Team Cuba, who… Continue Reading