HAVANA, March 1 (Reuters) - Cuba has decided to compete in the upcoming World Baseball Classic despite eight members of its delegation being denied U.S. visas. "We reiterate the discriminatory, ...

Yoán Moncada #10 of the Team Cuba makes a play to get out Jose Ramos #99 (not pictured) of the Team Panama Cuba's preparation for the upcoming World Baseball Classic is being hampered by external ...

Once an international powerhouse that finished as the runner-up in the first World Baseball Classic, significant defections left the Cuban national team in flux. But thanks to softening roster ...

Cuba was long viewed as one of the powerhouses of international baseball. Outside of the first iteration of the World Baseball Classic, in which it lost in the Finals to Japan, the Cuban team has yet ...

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 ...

In this photo taken on November 08, 2019 Cuba’s Cesar Prieto (L) throws to first base to make a double play as South Korea’s Park Byung-ho (C) slides in to second during the WBSC Premier 12 Opening ...

April 29 (UPI) --Cuban shortstop Alexei Ramirez tested positive for four anabolic steroids during the 2026 World Baseball Classic, the International Testing Agency announced Wednesday. Ramirez went 0 ...

Feb 25 (Reuters) - The Cuban Baseball and ‌Softball Federation on ‌Wednesday said that the United States government on Tuesday had denied visas to eight members ‌of ⁠the delegation competing to ...

Born Kendrys Morales Rodríguez in Fomento, a city less than 300 air miles south of Miami, Morales quickly rose to fame as a promising switch-hitter. Growing up on the island, Morales played mostly ...

For Cuban baseball players, getting into Major League Baseball can be a dangerous process that involves paying smugglers to shuttle them into different countries before entering the United States.

EXCLUSIVE: A drama series about one of the figures involved in a high-stakes operation to smuggle Cuban baseball players into the U.S. is in the works. Julio Estrada is the figure in question. The ...

Cuba's preparation for the upcoming World Baseball Classic is being hampered by external pressures and political tensions. Cuba is set to compete against Puerto Rico, Colombia, Panama, and Canada in ...