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
In March 2020, Major League Baseball declared Yoelqui Céspedes a free agent and MLB Pipeline ranked him the number one international prospect in the world. He signed with the Chicago White Sox for $2.05 million, spent three seasons in their farm… Continue Reading
The only certainty in baseball is the cost certainty owners have fought for in each successive collective bargaining agreement. Wages have effectively stagnated over the past 20 years. This is no more evident than in the International Signing market. 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
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
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 Baseball Bucket List podcast interviews baseball enthusiasts and insiders on what makes the game so special to them. I recently sat down with host Anna to discuss my journey to and through Cuban baseball culture. We talked about the… Continue Reading
