The day has arrived for the exhibition game in Cuba between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuban National Team. (more…)
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Cuban National Team Set for Can-Am Tour
This summer, the Cuban National Team will be making the rounds, as it has been announced that the squad will play in a 19-game Can-Am League tour. (more…)
Rays will play in Cuba; Obama to attend
After a few fits and starts, the Tampa Bay Rays will indeed travel to Cuba this month to take on the Cuban National Team at Estadio Latinoamericano on Tuesday, March 22 — and President Barack Obama will be in attendance. (more…)
Best of 2015, #6: Cuba
We end 2015 with a countdown of the 10 biggest stories of the year on Ballpark Digest, as chosen by editors and partially based on page views. Today, #6: With a normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States, professional baseball eyes opportunities. (more…)
Schwechheimer introduced as a Zephyrs owner
Two Lou Schwechheimer stories in two days! Today’s news: the former Pawtucket Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) co-owner was introduced as a new owner of the New Orleans Zephyrs (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League). (more…)
Schwechheimer: Bringing MiLB to Cuba
Longtime owner/operator Lou Schwechheimer has assembled a group of investors to bring Minor League Baseball back to Cuba after a 50-year-plus absence, but they face plenty of challenges as the future of U.S./Cuba relations are still in the process of being normalized. (more…)
Manfred: MLB “anxious” to move on Cuba
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says his sport is “anxious” to move forward after the United States and Cuba formally reestablished diplomatic ties this week, but it’s not entirely clear what he and other MLB owners have in mind. (more…)
Cuba exhibition on tap for 2016: MLB
No surprise: We could see an exhibition game in Cuba during Spring Training 2016, as MLB and the U.S. government continue talks to launch the first MLB game there since 1999. (more…)
The Week That Was: Feb. 22, 2015
Promotions, Montreal’s Autostade and the future of the Athletics in Oakland. Here are the top stories of the past week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. (more…)
MLB: Still trying to figure out Cuba
President Barack Obama may have proposed normalizing relations with Cuba, but with only small changes in place so far, Major League Baseball is still researching exactly what can happen with teams and players. (more…)
Shuckers wooing Cuban teams for exhibitions
The Biloxi Shuckers (Class AA; Southern League) are meeting with representatives of Cuban teams in an attempt to promote international games at MGM Park. (more…)
In memoriam: Connie Marrero
Connie Marrero, the oldest former major leaguer at 102 years old, passed away yesterday, just shy of his 103rd birthday. The Cuban-born Marrero pitched for the original Senators — now the Minnesota Twins — at the tail end of his career, making his Major League Baseball debut as a 39-year-old rookie with the 1950 Senators, […]
Historic Palmar del Junco to be renovated
Baseball tourism is already big business in Cuba, and officials are sweetening the pot by announcing a plan to renovate Palmar del Junco, a historic facility where the first recorded organized game in the country was played in 1874. The historic game was played Dec. 27, 1874, in Pueblo Nuevo, Matanzas (located about 70 miles […]