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Pitching Backwards is when a pitcher uses their secondary offerings rather than their fastball early on in the count. Cuba as a country has been described as and in certain ways is moving backwards. The concept of pitching backwards is… Continue Reading →

Granma clinched the 60th Cuban National Series in April of 2021. The road to get there was meandering with multiple delays due to Covid outbreaks. Certain series were played out of sequence and the whole playoff took roughly two months… Continue Reading →

Jorge Soler is a .238 career hitter. He has been optioned to the minor leagues, designated for assignment, and released. He has also hit more home runs in a single season than any Cuban-born player in major league history, and… Continue Reading →

Final result Cuba lost this game 0–11 — the heaviest defeat of their tournament. Cuba at the 2021 WBSC U-23 World Cup: the full tournament, game by game This post was published live, before the game was played. The WBSC… Continue Reading →

Final result Venezuela won this game 6–5. It was the first of two one-run defeats that ended Cuba’s hopes of reaching Tokyo. Cuba eliminated from the Olympic qualifier This post was published live, before the game was played. The video… Continue Reading →

Visiting Cuba as a tourist, even if you venture off the beaten path and experience something closer to the “real Cuba” can cloud your perspective. Cubans are a people so immensely proud that will give you the shirt off their… Continue Reading →

Final result Granma won this game 3–2 on 28 March to lead the final one game to none. They went on to take the championship series four games to two. Read the full 60th Serie Nacional recap, game by game… Continue Reading →

The Havana Metropolitanos, step right up and Meet the Mets. I have spent an increasing amount of time trying to learn about the teams in the Cuban National Series and their histories. 1977 to present is considered the Modern Series.… Continue Reading →