The group's goal: field a team of Cuban major-league players to compete in the World Baseball Classic and other international tournaments. But existing rules that govern international play likely ...

Cuban Baseball Players Deal With Dashed Hopes After the U.S. canceled the deal between Cuba and Major League Baseball, many players in Cuba are left with few options for their future.

There are indications that, for the first time, the roster for the national team might be made up primarily of players ...

Ivan Prieto Gonzalez, Team Cuba’s bullpen catcher for the World Baseball Classic, defected in Miami on Monday, a day after his team lost to Team USA in the semifinals at loanDepot Park. Prieto ...

Officials with Major League Baseball and the Cuban Baseball Federation said Wednesday they had reached a deal that would allow Cuban citizens to play in the United States and return home in the ...

Major League Baseball and the sport's governing body in Cuba struck a historic deal on Wednesday, allowing players from the island to play in the big leagues without having to defect, officials ...

On Wednesday, Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association jointly announced an agreement with the Cuban Baseball Federation that will provide Cuban baseball players ...

Even as baseball players in Cuba they are a little bit better off. Come on, them make $30 a month,” said Sanchez. The Cuban government has yet to respond to reports of Prieto’s defection.

Many Cuban players in the majors adjust quickly because as youngsters they played against the top adults in their home country. ... In Cuba, baseball players are forced to grow up fast on the field.

An agency that represents Major League Baseball players says its has signed a contract with the Cuban baseball player who defected shortly after the World Baseball Classic in March.

Cuba’s baseball players are flocking to the US with dreams of the major leagues Younger generation of ballplayers puts sport before national rivalry, finds Nelson Acosta Sunday 28 August 2022 00 ...

Sania Casanova, daughter of renowned Cuban sports figure Giraldo Casanova, passed away on Saturday morning at the age of 41 ...