SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Star Cuban infielder Yulieski Gourriel and his younger brother slipped away from their hotel in the Dominican Republic early Monday in an apparent effort to launch ...

For years, the Cuban pipeline into Major League Baseball has involved a bit of a seedy underbelly, but an agreement between MLB, its players' association and the Cuban Baseball Federation plans to ...

For years, even decades, this journalist roamed baseball stadiums across Cuba, seeking interviews and crafting stories.

Just about every Cuban boy hopes to play baseball for the national team in the Olympics. It is only when that wish is taken away -- as it was from Francisley Bueno -- that thoughts turn to America.

Baseball fans, hold onto your hats! Rumor has it that Cuba might open its doors to Cuban-American players for the upcoming 2026 World Baseball Classic. This decision, still under review, could shake ...

The St. Louis Cardinals are betting on talent and perseverance by promoting Cuban infielder César Prieto to the MLB. This move not only shows confidence in the young player but also acknowledges his ...

The ongoing decline of Cuba's baseball infrastructure was on full display this Saturday when a scheduled match between Pinar ...

Barbaro Garbey remembers being on a crowded fishing boat with close to 200 other people making the 12-hour trip from Cuba to, as he calls it, “freedom.” Everyone on the boat knew who he was. He was a ...

MIAMI -- A man accused of masterminding a human-trafficking ring pleaded guilty Friday to U.S. extortion charges involving the smuggling of more than 1,000 Cubans, including baseball players such as ...

Having four native Cubans on a team is nowhere near a record — the 1944 Washington ("first in war, first in peace, last in the American League") Senators had nine on their roster at one point or ...