The full bracket of Cuba’s 2020–21 Serie Nacional, a postseason stretched over ten weeks by Covid postponements, ending with Granma beating Matanzas four games to two on 4 April 2021. Continue Reading
Every Cuban-born player to appear in a major league game – all 403, from 1902 to 2026, searchable and downloadable. Continue Reading
All 13 Cuban-born players to appear for the Florida and Miami Marlins, from Orestes Destrade in 1993 to Victor Mesa Jr. Continue Reading
All 21 Cuban-born players to appear for the New York Yankees, from Angel Aragon in 1914 to Nestor Cortes. Continue Reading
All 34 Cuban-born players to appear for the Cincinnati Reds, from Almeida and Marsans in 1911 to Yosver Zulueta. Continue Reading
All 53 Cuban-born players in Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins history, from Jack Calvo in 1913 to Kendry Rojas in 2026. Continue Reading
Every Cuban-born player to appear for the Chicago White Sox, era by era, from Jose Acosta in 1922 to Miguel Vargas. Continue Reading
Ten years after his death, the Cuban half of the José Fernández story: Santa Clara, four crossings, a year in prison at fifteen, and the number the Marlins never actually retired. 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
When Jackie Robinson was named the starting first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947 he became the first black player in the Major Leagues. Brooklyn executive Branch Rickey set out to circumvent the unwritten edict preventing African-American… Continue Reading
