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Why Don’t Foreign Baseball Players Flee Their Countries and Why Didn’t Cuban Players Flee Before 1959? / Dimas Castellano

Dimas Castellano, Havana, 31 May 2021 — César Prieto, second baseman for the Cienfuegos Elefantes and member of the Cuba team at the Americas Pre-Olympic Tournament, escaped on May 26 as soon as the delegation arrived in Florida. The frequency of this occurrence, although not considered newsworthy, becomes of analysis. Why do Cuban baseball players, … Continue reading “Why Don’t Foreign Baseball Players Flee Their Countries and Why Didn’t Cuban Players Flee Before 1959? / Dimas Castellano”

Cuba Declines to Participate in the Under-18 Baseball World Cup for Fear the Players Will Flee

14ymedio, Havana, 7 February 2022 — The fear of the flight of players, as happened last year in the Americas Qualifier held in Florida or the Under-23 World Cup in Mexico, has led Cuba to make the decision not to attend the Under-18 World Cup. Media pressure is another reason, according to journalist Francys Romero … Continue reading “Cuba Declines to Participate in the Under-18 Baseball World Cup for Fear the Players Will Flee”

The Escape of Another Cuban Baseball Player Rains on the Celebration of the Day of Physical Culture and Sports

14ymedio, Havana, 19 November 2021 — Cuban national sport is in crisis. This Friday the prospect Luis Jesús Quesada left the island and is already in the Dominican Republic. The athlete from Cienfuegos joined Cristián de Jesús López, Darlin Jiménez and Gustavo Urgellés, who emigrated in the last 30 days in search of opportunities in … Continue reading “The Escape of Another Cuban Baseball Player Rains on the Celebration of the Day of Physical Culture and Sports”

The Cuban Baseball Team’s Psychologist Stayed in the United States

14ymedio, Havana, 3 June 2021 — Jorge Sile Figueroa, who served as a psychologist for the Cuba team that participated in the Baseball Pre-Olympic of the Americas held in Florida, left the national delegation, according to the Cuban communicator Francys Romero, a sports expert and resident of Miami. The specialist escaped from the delegation, which returns … Continue reading “The Cuban Baseball Team’s Psychologist Stayed in the United States”

There is No Name for What is Happening in Cuban Baseball

14ymedio, Ernesto Santana, Havana, 18 July 2019 — At this point, to say that Cuban baseball suffers from an unprecedented crisis doesn’t begin to describe what is happening. The game against Nicaragua, closing the preparation for the Pan American Games in Lima, has surprised even many skeptics. When the fourth and last game was suspended … Continue reading “There is No Name for What is Happening in Cuban Baseball”

Cuba’s Fleeing Athletes

14ymedio, Havana, 28 December 2021 — It was going to be a quiet championship, without the great prominence of adult tournaments, but the under-23 world cup held in Mexico became the greatest disaster in the entire history of Cuban sport with the escape of nothing more nor less than half the entire team. The squad … Continue reading “Cuba’s Fleeing Athletes”

Pitcher Bryan Chi Becomes the Ninth Cuban Player to Escape in Mexico

14ymedio, Havana, 2 October 2021 — With the escape this Saturday of Bryan Chi, 22, and Miguel Antonio González, 21, there are a total of nine players who have escaped from the Cuba team in Hermosillo, Mexico. With these ’desertions’, there are only 15 athletes left in the delegation of the Island participating in the U-23 World Baseball … Continue reading “Pitcher Bryan Chi Becomes the Ninth Cuban Player to Escape in Mexico”

Two Cuban Judokas Escape from the Official Delegation During a Stopover in Madrid

14ymedio, Havana, August 21, 2021 – Cuban judokas Ayumi Leyva and Nahomys Acosta left the island’s delegation during a stopover in Madrid, Spain. The athletes were going to participate in the qualifier for the Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, which took place on August 14 in the same city, but they never made … Continue reading “Two Cuban Judokas Escape from the Official Delegation During a Stopover in Madrid”

Nine Games To Go

14ymedio, Ernesto Santana, Havana, 13 December 2018 — Endless games. Too many mistakes. Colossal number of runs. Countless walks, intentional or not. Frequent indiscipline of hitters, pitchers and managers. Very passive umpires and authorities. So many incredibly bad plays. Lousy pitching and offense so disproportionate that anybody can hit over .300. This is the scenario … Continue reading “Nine Games To Go”

Brother, you only have one life, to live it with fear, what sense is there in that? – Rafter. Amaury Gutierrez / Juan Juan Almeida

JJ You are a well-known singer, graduate of the National School of Art Instructors in Cuba. Nominated for and winner of several major awards, without a doubt you have achieved something enviable. Tell me about your home, in Santa Clara. AG I am what you see, I was born in a small village on the … Continue reading “Brother, you only have one life, to live it with fear, what sense is there in that? – Rafter. Amaury Gutierrez / Juan Juan Almeida”