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
Looking for the current season? Cubans in MLB 2026: The Record Year has the latest roster and numbers. This page covers 2022. 25 Cubans are projected to start the 2022 Major League season on an active roster. This is down… 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
The 61st Cuban National Series has reached the effective mid point of the 75 game schedule. The Cuban All Star Game will be contested in Matanzas on March 19th & 20th. Get Inside the Dugout for live feeds of the… Continue Reading
I recently joined the crew at Locked on Astros podcast to discuss the 21 Cubans Houston has in their organization. This was in the shadow of CBA negotiations which currently have the 2022 MLB season on hold. With that in… Continue Reading
In 2022 the Houston Astros had more Cuban players in their organisation than any club in baseball — 22 of them, from rookie ball to the World Series roster. It was the deepest Cuban contingent any major league organisation had… Continue Reading
Professional baseball first came to Houston in 1962. That is the same year the Cuban National Series launched. Perhaps it is somewhat esoteric that 60 years later The Houston Astros have 21 Cubans in their organization. This represents a modern… Continue Reading
I recently appeared on the Tigers Radio Podcast to discuss Cuban baseball at large. We did discuss a few connections between Detroit and Cuba but didn’t go full bore on Cubanos that have played in the D. It got me… 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
Industriales of Havana are frequently compared to the New York Yankees. Both teams play in the media capital of their country. They have the most championships overall and are in a decade plus championship drought. Their desire to reshape their… Continue Reading
