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…