Cuban Baseball Digest 🇺🇸🇨🇺

Left-hander Carlos Rodón talks to us about the @WBCBaseball and pitching against the Cuban national team in 2012. #RepBX #Cubanbaseballdigest

🚨 Adrián Morejón remains dominant over his last 15 appearances. 📌 Adrián Morejón tossed a scoreless inning in which he struck out one batter during the Padres’ 5-4 loss to the Dodgers. The left-hander now owns a 2.60 ERA over his last 15 games and has struck out 29 batters in 24 innings pitched this season. 📊 Morejón’s numbers in 2026: IP: 24 W: 3 Holds: 9 Saves: 1 ERA: 4.88 SO: 29 WHIP: 1.21 Avg/Vs: .242 #Cubanbaseballdigest #ForTheFaithful

🚨 Yusniel Díaz drives in four runs in Unión Laguna’s victory. 👉 Yusniel Díaz collected three hits in five trips to the plate, including his first homerun of the season, a three-run shot during the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna’s 15-10 victory over the Acereros del Norte. 👉 The outfielder also drove in a run with a single in the first inning and is now hitting a robust .422 in his short time with the Mexican club. #Cubanbaseballdigest #LigaMexBeis

Of these two Cuban legends in Nippon League, who had the best career Alfredo Despaigne or Dayán Viciedo. #Cubanbaseballdigest #NPBプラス

Raydel Sánchez abandons the island. cubanbaseballdigest.com/2026/05/18/ray…

Yandy Díaz swats four hits in a Rays victory. (+Cuban MLB Report) cubanbaseballdigest.com/2026/05/19/yan…

🚨 Kendry Rojas is immaculate in his first start. 👉 Kendry Rojas made his first start of the season and although the lefty did not factor in the decision he pitched exceptionally. The native of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba tossed four scoreless innings during which he allowed two hits and struck out three batters in Minnesota's 6-3 win over the Astros. The Cuban hurler now sports a 1.59 earned run average on the year. 📊 Below are the rest of his statistics on the season: G: 4 GS:1 ER: 2 IP: 11.1 W: 1 SO: 11 #MNTwins #Cubanbaseballdigest

🚨 Yandy Díaz swats four hits and drives in four runs. 📌Yandy Díaz collected four hits in five trips, while also knocking in four runs via a second inning single and a sixth inning double to lead the Rays to a 16-6 thrashing of the Baltimore Orioles. 👉Díaz saw his average rise to .310 and now has two games with at least four hits on the season. #RaysUp #Cubanbaseballdigest

Edgar Quero walks it off against the Cubs. (+Cuban MLB Report) cubanbaseballdigest.com/2026/05/18/edg…

🇨🇺 Raydel Sánchez, the best prospect still remaining on the island, left for the Dominican Republic in recent hours, according to a report from Francys Romero. 👉🏻 Sánchez is a native of Santiago de Cuba and was playing in the country's Liga Elite as a reinforcement player for Artemisa. He was a key piece in Cuba’s qualification for the U-23 World Cup last year. ℹ️ Pelota Cubana

Raidel Martínez notches his 13th save of the season in a Yomiuri win. cubanbaseballdigest.com/2026/05/18/rai…

🇨🇺 Raidel Martínez recorded his 13th save of the season this Sunday, tying for the Central League lead in saves in Japan’s NPB 🇯🇵 👉🏻 During the Yomiuri Giants’ 1-0 victory over DeNA in front of 42,209 fans at the Tokyo Dome, the native of Pinar del Río worked a scoreless ninth inning. He did not allow a hit, issued one walk, and struck out two batters. 🔹 This marked the hurler's 225th career save at Japan’s top professional level. He currently ranks 11th all-time in that category, just three saves shy of tying Masahide Kobayashi for 10th place. 🔸Martínez is now tied for the Central League lead in saves alongside José Quijada (Yakult). He currently owns a 1.76 ERA (15.1 IP, 3 ER), has struck out 19 batters, and is holding opponents to a .135 batting average. ℹ️ Pelota Cubana

Yordan Álvarez goes yard for the 15th time in an Astros win. (+Cuban MLB Report) cubanbaseballdigest.com/2026/05/17/yor…

🚨 Yadir Drake reaches 300 RBIs and runs scored with the Leones de Yucatán. 👉 With his home run against Campeche on Thursday, Yadir Drake reached 300 RBIs with the Leones de Yucatán of the Liga Mexicana de Béisbol. The Cuban slugger also reached 300 runs scored with the Mexican ballclub earlier this week. 📊 Drake’s career numbers with Yucatán: AVG: .341 H: 539 HR: 70 2B: 73 3B: 2 #Cubanbaseballdigest #LigaMexBeis

Yasiel Puig could face prison time in the United States. cubanbaseballdigest.com/2026/05/16/yas…

Miguel Vargas stays hot, but the White Sox fall to the Cubs. (+Cuban MLB Report) cubanbaseballdigest.com/2026/05/16/mig…