World Series MVP: Braves' Jorge Soler becomes second Cuban-born player to win the award
World Series MVP: Braves' Jorge Soler becomes second Cuban-born player to win the award
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Apr 4, 20213 min read
Granma Wins Cuban Championship
Granma defeated the defending champion Matanzas Crocodiles 6-5 to win the Cuban championship in six games. They did it without one of...
Ray Otero-Alonso
Mar 31, 20213 min read
2021 Cuban Finals: Cocodrilos hold off Alazanes to win Game 3, 3-1
The Matanzas Cocodrilos beat the Granma Alazanes 3-1 in Game 3 of the 2021 Cuban Finals in a game they had to win, breaking the Alazanes’...
Ray Otero-Alonso
Mar 29, 20213 min read
2021 Cuban Finals: Granma Alazanes take 2-0 lead with 6-5 win over Matanzas Cocodrilos in Game 2
Raico Santos doesn’t stop bringing home teammates, Granma’s relievers have allowed two runs in five innings and the Granma Alazanes are...
Ray Otero-Alonso
Mar 24, 20212 min read
60th National Series awards announced. Lisbán Correa: MVP winner
Before the 2021 Cuban Finals Ernesto Reynoso, Cuban Baseball Commissioner, announced today the 60th National Series Awards. The awards...
Ray Otero-Alonso
Mar 19, 20211 min read
2021 Cuban Finals schedule announced
The Cuban Baseball Commissioner, Francisco Reynoso, announced on Thursday afternoon the schedule for the 2021 Cuban Finals. The...
Ray Otero-Alonso
Mar 14, 20214 min read
Playoffs 2021: Arruebarena’s three-run homer lift Cocodrilos to victory, and the Cuban Finals
The Matanzas Cocodrilos completed the task, defeating the Las Tunas Leñadores 6-3 in Game 6 on Sunday to clinch back-to-back trips to the...
Ray Otero-Alonso
Mar 14, 20214 min read
Playoffs 2021: Matanzas wins third in a row, 4-3 over Las Tunas, and takes 3-2 lead in Cuban Semis
After Game 5 of the semifinals between the Matanzas Cocodrilos and the Las Tunas Leñadores, Matanzas looks once again, like the team to...
Ray Otero-Alonso
Mar 11, 20212 min read
Playoffs 2021: Rivero, Blanco key for Matanzas; Suárez perfect in save for 1-0 win in Game 3
Renner Rivero’s 6 1/3 innings gem was saved when Eduardo Blanco singled in the top of the seventh inning, to give Matanzas Cocodrilos a...
Ray Otero-Alonso
Mar 9, 20213 min read
Playoffs 2021: Leñadores take 2-0 series lead over Cocodrilos after 10-6 win in Game 2
2020 was different…not only because of the COVID-19 pandemic but because Matanzas had basically no opposition against Las Tunas in route...
Ray Otero-Alonso
Mar 8, 20213 min read
Playoffs 2021: Viera and Leñadores take Game 1 from Cocodrilos, 4-2
Carlos Juan Viera is having his own show this postseason. Viera held the defending champions, the Matanzas Cocodrilos, in two runs,...
Ray Otero-Alonso
Mar 5, 20213 min read
Playoffs 2021: Leñadores eliminate Avispas from playoffs, 10-2, to advance to the semifinals
The Las Tunas Leñadores clinched a ticket to the 60th National Series semifinals at Cándido González Stadium in Camagüey, getting home...
Ray Otero-Alonso
Mar 2, 20213 min read
Playoffs 2021: Avispas shut out for 2nd straight game vs Leñadores. Las Tunas one win away from SF
Yudiel Rodríguez pitched seven scoreless innings of four hits and the Las Tunas Leñadores solved Santiago de Cuba Avispas starter Carlos...
Ray Otero-Alonso
Mar 1, 20213 min read
Playoffs 2021: Viera, Peña help Leñadores top Avispas 3-0 to tie semifinal series
Carlos Juan Viera knew Las Tunas couldn’t afford losing Game 2 against Santiago de Cuba on Sunday afternoon. The ace right-hander pitched...
Ray Otero-Alonso
Feb 28, 20213 min read
Playoffs 2021: Alazanes top Vegueros 13-3 in Game 6, advance to the 2021 Cuban Finals
Leandro Martínez had a good start and César García an even better relief, as the Granma Alazanes beat the Pinar del Río Vegueros 13-3 by...
Ray Otero-Alonso
Feb 25, 20213 min read
Playoffs 2021: Alazanes pound Vegueros 12-4 in Game 5, take 3-2 lead in Cuban Semifinals
The Alazanes came away with an easy 12-4 win in Game 5 of the Cuban Semifinals, taking a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. They are...
Ray Otero-Alonso
Feb 24, 20213 min read
Playoffs 2021: Vegueros even semifinals at two games apiece with Game 4 win over Alazanes
There were any number of variables that went into the Vegueros’ 5-3 win over Granma on Wednesday in Game 4 of the National Series Cuban...
Ray Otero-Alonso
Feb 23, 20213 min read
Playoffs 2021: Alazanes beat down Vegueros, take 12-1 blowout win in Game 3
The way César García had pitched this 2021 postseason the Granma’s right-hander didn’t need much run support to pull out a win. The...
Ray Otero-Alonso
Feb 22, 20213 min read
Playoffs 2021: Vegueros destroy Alazanes in 13-3 blowout win and tie semifinals
The Alazanes had Vegueros exactly where they wanted them Sunday afternoon – with the series 1-0 on Granma's favor and winning Game 2...
Ray Otero-Alonso
Feb 20, 20213 min read
Playoffs 2021: Lázaro Blanco outpitch Vegueros, silencing Pinar bats to win Game 1 of the Semifinals
Roel Santos y Osvaldo Abreu hit back-to-back doubles in the bottom of the fourth inning and Lázaro Blanco silenced Pinar’s bats, giving...
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