One of the most important players of Industriales leaves Cuba, days before the start of the league

One of the most important players of Industriales leaves Cuba

Wilfredo Aroche, 37, accumulated 13 seasons with Industriales and was one of the most important figures in the Havana team. Photo: Radio Coco Twitter A player from the Industriales de La Habana team left Cuba by surprise to play in Italy after apparently managing his contract without the government’s endorsement and just a few days … Read more

Cuban baseball in mourning. Cholly Naranjo, former Major League pitcher, dies in Miami

Cuban baseball in mourning Cholly Naranjo former Major League pitcher

File photo. Cholly Naranjo (left) with the legendary Roberto Clemente, his teammate on the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1956. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Twitter Lázaro Ramón Gonzalo Naranjo Couto, a former Cuban baseball player popularly known as “Cholly”, died on January 13 in Miami from complications of COVID-19. He was 87 years old. … Read more

“They lied to me, they used me,” laments veteran Cuban player Ariel Pestano

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As receiver Ariel Pestano’s “ribbon of life” recedes, his gold medals at the 2004 Athens Olympics stand out; in the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg and in the Central American and Caribbean Games held in Colombia, but the retirement is leaving him more disappointment than lauros. “What did hurt me a lot was that … Read more