The highest level of baseball competition in Cuba is made up of 16 teams representing each province in the Caribbean Island. Stay up to date on the premiere competition which has been contested every year since 1961.
The 62nd Cuban National Series launched at the end of March in the shadow of Cuba’s greatest baseball triumph in some time. The season launch was actually delayed by a week to March 29th. This was so Cubans could celebrate… Continue Reading
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 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
The 61st Cuban National Series structure looked different than recent competitions. However the finals match up will look familiar. The Granma Alazanes triumphed over The Matanzas Cocodrilos in April of 2021. 14 months later the two squads will meet in… Continue Reading
The eight team Cuban National Series playoff field is set. The 75 game regular schedule began at the end of January. This timing was actually closer to Cuban Winter Leagues of the past. The season began with as much focus… Continue Reading
Victoria de Giron Stadium in Matanzas was host to the 61st Cuban National Series All Star weekend. The top league in Cuba does things a bit different. The venue was announced roughly a month before the competition and the participants… Continue Reading
Some might argue that the term Cuban Journalism is an oxymoron. At least in the baseball sphere there has been much more transparency of late. One scribe providing much of the information is Cuban Journalist Boris Luis Cabrera Acosta. Boris… Continue Reading
Final result Granma won the 61st Serie Nacional too, beating Matanzas again in a final that went the full seven games. Granma took it 4–3, clinching with a 4–0 shutout on 29 June 2022. Read the full 60th Serie Nacional… Continue Reading
The Granma Alazanes and Matanzas Cocodrilos will face off on January 22nd in game one. In previous years this might be game one of the finals. Instead it is game one of the 61st Cuban National Series. This represents a… Continue Reading
I recently questioned whether Cuba was at the core of a baseball migrant crisis. The twelve youngsters that defected during the U23 competition in Mexico represents a torrent after a consistent rain of departures. Noticeably absent from that squad was… Continue Reading
