Cuba's flagship baseball team, Industriales, has debuted a jersey with a private sponsor's logo. This marks a significant shift in a country that long rejected professional sports and advertising.

Cuba’s iconic Industriales baseball team has taken the field with a private sponsor’s logo for the first time. The move marks a major shift in a country that long rejected advertising and private ...

HAVANA, Cuba -- Yasiel Puig, Jose Abreu and other Cuban baseball players arriving in the major leagues in recent years all come from the same pipeline: state-run academies that produce hundreds of ...

The case of Norge Carlos Vera has sparked a heated debate in the world of Cuban baseball. Despite his interest in joining Team Cuba for the World Baseball Classic 2026, the Cuban Baseball Federation ...

The star Cuban ballplayer has never been easier to find in the United States and never harder to find in Cuba. “If you don’t test yourself with the best baseball in the world, how will you know if you ...

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, ...

Eight members of Cuba's delegation were denied visas to the United States for the World Baseball Classic, the Cuban Baseball and Softball Federation (FCBS) said Thursday. Cuba is set to play against ...

Yandy Diaz is the muscular leadoff hitter for the Tampa Bay Rays. His journey to MLB is quite the amazing story.

(AP) — Venezuela's flag draped around him, flashing a wide smile and filled with pride, William Contreras was willing to boast.“I don’t want to offend any of the other catchers in the league. The ...

On the brink of a U.S. Major League season featuring a fresh crop of Cuban stars who’ve forsaken their communist homeland, Cuba still touts its state-run baseball system as a superior way to structure ...

Despite deep political and ideological differences over the years, Cuba and the United States always have shared a love of baseball. From the Negro Leagues to the current crop of Cuban stars, the ...