Miguel Vargas hit his 31st home run of the season on Monday 14 September, a two-run shot to left field in the top of the sixth at Cleveland that scored Kyle Teel and sent the Chicago White Sox to a… Continue Reading
Víctor Mesa Jr. was named American League Player of the Week on 14 September 2026, for the week of 7–13 September. It is the first major league Player of the Week award of his career, and it arrived thirteen days… Continue Reading
Arizona designated the Cuban-born outfielder for assignment on 13 September 2026, twelve days after activating him from the injured list. Continue Reading
The Yomiuri Giants closer reached 250 NPB saves on 10 September 2026, faster than anyone in Japanese baseball history. Continue Reading
Aroldis Chapman has 400 career saves. The 400th came on 6 September 2026 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, a scoreless ninth — one hit, no walks, two strikeouts — to finish a 3–1 Boston Red Sox win over the… Continue Reading
Lázaro Montes reached base in each of his first three plate appearances in the major leagues, and the third one left Fenway Park’s centre field at 106 miles an hour. The 21-year-old Havana-born outfielder debuted for the Seattle Mariners on… Continue Reading
Update, 11 September 2026: Raidel Martínez reached 250 career NPB saves on 10 September, against Chunichi at the Tokyo Dome. This piece has been updated throughout. Read the full account of the milestone. The two best Cuban pitchers alive are… 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
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
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
