A Cuban father almost always presents a bat and a ball to his offspring in the ideal of seeing him become a great player. If that man managed to reach the highest level in baseball in his youth, his desire becomes more fervent. If destiny makes it concrete, there is happiness, but also inevitable comparisons; other times, the son of a cat does not hunt mice... as his father would have liked, but that's life. For these details on such a special day we want to search for happy coincidences.

The so called dead time of the Cuban ball has brought more action that of custom and not precisely inside the area. It turns out that a phenomenon that had already begun since some years ago and that found its best catalyst in the teams that were directed by stellar Víctor Mesa, the “market of signings”, has been stolen the holders of press and the attention of the public. The baseball players transfers of one province to other one, which during decades happened sporadically and almost always for familiar motives, have turned into steps of supply and demand that threaten to break the status quo of the main Cuban sports spectacle.

Cuba was unproductive again when falling 0-7 to the favorite host team of South Korea, thus saying goodbye to the 2019 WBSC Premier 12 Baseball Tournament.

Cuban baseball player Yurisbel Gracial signed in Havana a contract to play with the SoftBank Baseball Team from the Japanese League next season. This is the first time that the team selects four foreign players from a same country.

Ciego de Ávila swept Holguin by beating them 10-0 at Calixto Garcia Stadium as part of the second stage of the Cuban National Baseball Series.

Ciego de Avila achieved their 40th victory in the Cuban National Baseball Series after beating away 2-1 Holguin at Calixto Garcia stadium.

Granma swept Matanzas for the first time in the 56th Cuban Baseball Series when giving them a super-knockout of 18-3 at Martires de Barbados Stadium, thus extending the adverse streak of the Crocodiles to 7 losses in the last 10 games.

Camaguey defeated 1-0 Ciego de Avila, with win for Arbelio Quiroz (5-6) and loss to Vladimir Garcia (10-3), while Yariel Rodríguez earned his second save of the season.

Camagüey became the fifth team with a ticket to the second phase of the Cuban baseball championship in its 56th edition when beating 6-4 Las Tunas, winning thus 2-1 the wild card series.

Cuba won the title of the U15 World Baseball Championship held in Iwaki, Japan, after beating 9-4 the host team.

CIEGO DE AVILA, Cuba (acn).- The Award Gala of the 55th Cuban National Baseball Series was held tonight in Ciego de Avila, province that won for the second consecutive year the crown in the most popular sport of the country.

HAVANA, Cuba.- (acn) Coach Roger Machado will be the manager of the Cuban national team that will hold 18 games since next June 9th against teams from the Canadian-American (Can-Am) Baseball League.

Florida, Camagüey.- (acn) An eight-worker brigade belonging to the sports industry of this City in the province of Camagüey, supports repair works in the Havana’s Latinoamericano baseball stadium.

Camagüey.- There are moments in which there no more remedies than adopting the always ungrateful position of the know-it-all and to be affirmed with all its letters: "I told you”. As it seems, the 55th National Series of Baseball, that newly kicks off, will offer wide opportunities to do it, since in its development numerous incidences will arise, imponderable someone, others... not so much.

Camagüey.- The performances of Dariel Góngora and Carlos Pérez, and the ¨awakening¨ of the offensive, distingued the first week of the Camagüeyan team in this second phase of the National Series Sub-23.

Camagüey.- With a payroll that repeats that of the previous championship, from Sunday, 21st Camagüey will kick off the calendar of the second National Series of Baseball Sub-23, contest that in this occasion modifies its clashes system.

Camagüey.- As for quality, the baseball seen in the inaugural day of the Camagüeyan League of Baseball (LAB) did not come to the summit of perfection... but it was a good first attempt. This tournament, which congregates the four most winning teams of the newly concluded provincial tournament, can be a good step in the way towards better times.

Camagüey.- In one of the most fought finals that registers the recent history of the provincial series of baseball, Camagüey and Sierra de Cubitas come today to the fifth and last match of their dispute for the title; a day of difficult prognosis for the connoisseurs of the national sport.

Camagüey.- There is no team, among those that take part in the National Series of Baseball, which has not felt the absences of some of its principal members, the desertions and the early retirement of not few athletes and more recently also of trainers and umpires.