Julio "Monchy" de Arcos (COURTESY OF JESSICA DE ARCOS)

Julio “Monchy” de Arcos

Julio “Monchy” de Arcos (1922-1966) was a Cuban executive…
Miguel "Mike" de la Hoz (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Miguel de la Hoz

Cuban infielder Miguel de la Hoz – better known as “Miguelito”…
Merito Acosta (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

Merito Acosta

One of the main attractions of the Louisville Slugger Museum…
Humberto “Chico” Fernandez (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Chico Fernández

Shortstop Humberto “Chico” Fernández played the game with…

Ed Bauta

From 1960 through 1964, Cuban righty Ed Bauta pitched in one…

Joe Azcue

Joe Azcue caught just shy of 1,000 major-league baseball games…

Sigfredo Barros

“There is no baseball off-season in Cuba,” declares Sigfredo…

Tommy de la Cruz

“And in no field of American endeavor is invention more rampant…

Ramon Bragaña

During a wide-randing 30-year career, in which he pitched and…

Aquino Abreu

Aquino Abreu was a diminutive righty who pitched for a decade…

Santos Amaro

As of 2012, four families had sent three generations of players…

Paul Casanova

Paulino Casanova — known to English speakers simply as Paul…

Martin Dihigo

A league pennant was squarely on the line under the brutal Mexican…

Mike Cuellar

Mike Cuellar was a four-time 20-game winner for the Baltimore…

Rudy Arias

Rodolfo Arias’s professional baseball career as a left-handed…

Jorge Comellas

Jorge Comellas didn’t impress during his brief stint in the…

Bert Campaneris

Bert Campaneris had a distinguished 20-year major-league career…

Rafael Almeida

“Wish we had him. He is not colored.”1 Those were the…

Sandy Consuegra

A glorious, romantic, and competitive era of Cuban amateur baseball…

Jose Cardenal

José Cardenal, one of the last Cuban baseball players to leave…

Steve Bellán

Esteban Bellán was a pioneer. In 1871, the half-Irish Cuban…

Sandy Amorós

On October 4, 1955, outfielder Edmundo Amorós helped “Next…

Bobby Estalella

Estalella was a pudgy, happy-go-lucky sort of a guy who struck…

José Canseco

Perhaps no other player in major-league history has been blessed…