
Tommy de la Cruz
“And in no field of American endeavor is invention more rampant…

Silvio Garcia
Silvio García was a shortstop and pitcher who played in Mexico,…

Pedro Formental
An injury brought Pedro Formental north to make his debut in…
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
In December 2020, the Negro Leagues were recognized as major…

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…

Omar Linares
Omar Linares is widely considered the best third baseman found…

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

Barbaro Garbey
To the casual baseball fan Barbaro Garbey was not unlike thousands…

Mike Herrera
Were the Boston Red Sox the last major-league team to sign a…
Jose Cardenal
José Cardenal, one of the last Cuban baseball players to leave…

Tony González
From 1960 to 1971, outfielder Tony González enjoyed a fine major-league…

Mike Guerra
For as long as he could, Fermín “Mike” Guerra kept playing…

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

Mike Gonzalez
Miguel González enjoyed a long and prolific career as a major-league…

Pancho Herrera
Juan Francisco Herrera Villavicencio played three years for the…

Mike Fornieles
One of a long line of Cuban players to pass through the Washington…

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

Dolf Luque
Baseball was already a fixture on the Cuban scene by the early…