Cuban baseball player César Prieto, a highly touted 22-year-old infielder, ditched the Cuban national team Wednesday and defected to the United States. Prieto and his then-teammates arrived in Florida ...

The buzz is real! Cuba might just shake things up by inviting Cuban-American players to join their squad for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. This potential game-changer is still under review, but it ...

Jose Vilela fled Cuba for the United States when he was 14 years old after spending six months in a concentration camp. Like many of his compatriots, he settled in Miami's Cuban neighborhood, Little ...

The Miami Marlins will use their "City Connect" uniforms to honor the Cuban Sugar Kings, a fleeting yet monumental former minor league organization with a special connection to the Cuban American ...

Some cheered when the Cuban baseball team scored in the first and fifth innings. “USA” chants broke out often. Players and managers have tried to keep the focus on the sport itself. “We’re just here ...

No independent Cuban baseball team has competed in an international competition, but FEPCUBE had hoped to change that later this month at a tournament in Colombia. Those plans were spoiled this week ...

Nine years ago, the Angels dipped into the trendy global hotbed for amateur baseball talent: Cuba. It was the Winter of 2015, and Major League Baseball was buzzing about who might become the next ...

HAVANA -- When Kevin Kiermaier slid into home for the Tampa Bay Rays' first run of the day, President Barack Obama flung his arms wide to signal "safe." Then he turned to his left and shook the hand ...

The Cuban Giants left their mark on the world of baseball. Now the storied team is getting a marker of their own that celebrates their contributions to history. The Cuban Giants were the first ...

The island has a rich pool of baseball talent and history of success in the sport. Cuba's baseball team won Olympic gold medals in 1992, 1996 and 2004, but mass defections by players have limited the ...