Almendares B.B.C, one of the most important teams in #Cuban 🇨🇺 history is here on "Fotos" magazine 1946-1947 Championship season, showcasing several great players on his roster Cuban legend Dolf Luque was the manager, one of 1⃣9⃣ years at the helm of Almendares

OF: Al Gionfrido, Samuel Jethroe, Monte Irvin y Santos Amaro P: Agapito Mayor, Conrado, Eddie Wright, Morris Martin, René Solís, Jorge Comellas, Octavio Rubert y Vicente López Manager: Fermín Guerra #Cuba🇨🇺won undefeated with a 6-0 record Venezuela 3-3 Panama 2-4 Puerto Rico 1-5

Happy to have contributed the chapter on Hall of Famer and Minnesota Twins broadcaster Tony Oliva to McFarland Publishing' new book on MLB's Spanish-language broadcasters. mcfarlandbooks.com/product/beisbo…

Sources: OF/SS Luis Enrique Gurriel Jr. (12) left Cuba in recent days and will seek to sign with an MLB team in the future. He was member of the Cuban National team in Little Leagues last August. Luis is the cousin of Lourdes Jr. and Yuli Gurriel. His father played for 20

Martín Dihigo's nickname says it all: El Maestro. Dihigo is the only player enshrined in the Baseball Halls of Fame in the United States, Mexico and Cuba, earning election to Cooperstown with Pop Lloyd #OTD in 1977. ow.ly/oMWU50QxxhG #BlackHistoryMonth #SoulsoftheGame

Hall of Famer Johnny Mize claimed that Martín Dihigo “was the only guy I ever saw, who could play all nine positions, manage, run and switch-hit.” Here’s my painting of him with Habana in early 1923.

Version 1.0: Negro Leagues statistics could soon be entered into MLB record book. usatoday.com/story/sports/m…

Outstanding work (as usual) from ⁦Cesar Brioso⁩ Negro Leagues baseball stats nearing entry into MLB record book usatoday.com/story/sports/m…

This is big news and an important step forward. Great job by Cesar Brioso of explaining the complexities of this effort.

Nat King Cole was attacked on stage & knocked down by a group of white men. People near front row jeered at Mr. Cole, "Negro, go home." Outside the arena, officers found car containing rifles, a blackjack, brass knuckles. Birmingham,`56 Cole presents Orestes Minoso the “Arthur

Baseball 'visionary' gathering support to get on Hall of Fame ballot usatoday.com/story/sports/m…

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Luis Tiant. In a Major League career that spanned 19 seasons, "El Tiante" made three All-Star teams and won 20 or more games four times. Tiant won two ERA titles in the American League - one in 1968 for Cleveland, and another in

Luis Tiant, whose twisting windup helped him win 229 games in a 19-year major league career, has died. He was 83. usatoday.com/story/sports/m…

Luis Tiant, who died Tuesday at age 83, has thus far failed to gain induction into the Baseball Hal of Fame despite deserving career numbers. usatoday.com/story/sports/m…

Just found out that University Press of Florida is going to publish my book - "Havana Hardball: Spring Training, Jackie Robinson and the Cuban League" - in paperback as part of its Fall 2025 catalog. Should be out sometime in September.

Here's what the paperback cover for "Havana Hardball: Spring training, Jackie Robinson and the #Cuban League" will look like. Similar to the hardcover: same photo but different font for the title and subtitle. It will be out Sept. 30, 2025. upf.com/book.asp?id=97…

Relive the tumultuous preseason before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier by ordering "Havana Hardball: Spring Training, Jackie Robinson, and the #Cuban League," using the discount code 31AU825 (valid through Aug. 31, 2025). upf.com/book.asp?id=97…

Author's copies of "Havana Hardball: Spring Training, Jackie Robinson and the Cuban League" arrived this week! Originally published on hard cover 10 years ago😲my first book will finally be available on paperback starting Sept. 30 from University Press of Florida: tinyurl.com/ysu6dvvf

Ranking 10 best baseball movies of all time: Where does 'The Natural' land? usatoday.com/story/sports/m…