The Source for discovering Cuban Baseball is cubadugout.com. This is episode 1 of a new video series focusing on the top Cuban teams & Players around the world. In this episode I look at Cubans in MLB & Japanese Spring… Continue Reading
Cuban National Series Playoffs continue inside the Cuba Dugout. Watch the 60th edition of the Cuban Baseball Playoffs Live. The Cuban National Series continue as Granma faces Pinar del Rio. The Granma Alazanes and the Pinar del Rio Vegueros will… Continue Reading
The Major League draft trails behind the other major sports for excitement and sizzle. The draft is still vital to building successful franchises. There is frequently a gap between a player being drafted and appearing at the Major League level… Continue Reading
Watch Live Coverage of Cuban National Series of Baseball Semi-Final Game 4 Live Wednesday February 24th, 2021 at 1PM EST Granma leads the series two games to one. The two teams have exchanged blow out mercy rule wins in games… Continue Reading
Watch live coverage of Cuban National Series of Baseball Semi-Final live Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 at 1PM EST
I recently appeared on the Locked on Astros Podcast to discuss the already impressive and growing Cuban pipeline the Houston Astros have built. The Chicago White Sox might have more Cuban Name brand power but the Astros Cuban Connections are… Continue Reading
We are sixty years into Cuba’s post revolution baseball and twenty-five years into Cuba’s baseball revolution. The first cohort of Cubans arriving in MLB was in the mid 1990’s. This was often pitchers and they risked it all to get… Continue Reading
Bellwether (noun) a person or thing that assumes leadership or forefront, as of a profession or industry. Alexeis Bell of The Santiago de Cuba Avispas was a bellwether if only for one season. Viewing Cuban Baseball through a Different Lens… Continue Reading
Prieto has garnered quite a bit of attention of late and deservedly so. He recently broke the Cuban record for hits in consecutive games with 45. He has been a standout since his debut in 2018. He broke the Cuban rookie record for hits, a game I had the great fortune of being in attendance for. Prieto improved in his 2nd season in every offensive category. César won a championship with the Matanzas Cocodrilos as a key reinforcement. Internet access has exploded on the island and coverage of their baseball has grown as well. It is much easier to track the action and this has opened the conversation as to whether Prieto is destined for MLB. Continue Reading
I feel like my camera has been stalking Matanzas Cocodrilos pitcher Yoennis Yera. My Camera has captured the hurler in action multiple times. I have seen him throw for team Cuba. Pitching in important playoff baseball games with Matanzas and… Continue Reading