If this tournament existed last century, Team Cuba might have won it a few times. The Cubans won gold at the Olympics for baseball in 1992, 1996 and 2004 and took silver in 2000 and 2008. In the WBC, they have gotten as far as the finals. Notable Players Yariel Rodriguez made 21 starts for the 2024 Blue Jays (4.47 ERA) and transitioned well to the bullpen in 2025 (3.08 ERA, 73 strikeouts in 66...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, Cuban reliever Yariel Rodríguez was declared a free agent by the MLB Commissioner’s Office and he will now be able to sign with any big league club. According to Francys Romero of MLB.com, the Mets are considered to be among 10 teams who are the strongest candidates to sign Rodríguez. Romero adds that several industry experts expect Rodríguez to command...
The Team USA offense has gotten red hot at the right time. On Sunday night, they were able to dominate Cuba, 14-2, in Miami as they have reached the World Baseball Classic final for the second consecutive time. They await the winner of the Mexico-Japan semifinal, which will be played tomorrow night. It did not look good early as Cuba got on the board first against Adam Wainwright. After three...
Only four teams remain in the 2023 WBC. Tonight, one team is going to punch their ticket to the championship game. That’ll either be Cuba or the USA. Meanwhile, tomorrow night, Mexico and Japan will play to see who makes up the other half of the WBC final. That aforementioned final is scheduled for Tuesday, March 21 in Miami, Florida. Cuba vs. USA, 7:00 PM ET To get to the semifinals, Cuba...
Baseball fans across the globe are gearing up for the biggest stage for international play. Even with some big names recently opting-out of the World Baseball Classic (WBC), the tournament is set to begin on March 7. Clayton Kershaw, Jhoan Duran, Paolo Espino, Ramón Urías are among the names who opted out for various reasons, the most interesting reason being due to not gaining clearance by...
Nationals sign Castro Starlin Castro is joining the World Series Champion Washington Nationals on a two-year deal as noted by Joel Sherman of the New York Post and first reported by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Castro spent the last two seasons with the Miami Marlins. At only 29 years old the Nationals are hoping that Castro can continue his 2019 second-half success when he hit over .300 and...
A long-lasting standoff between Free Agency and the draft seems to be reaching its end. Since the early 1900’s MLB teams have signed free agents out of Latin America, starting with Cuban Players Armando Marsans and Rafael Almeida debuting for the Cincinnati Reds in 1911. Teams started getting enamored with cheap imports, and scouts started trolling through Cuba “plucking...
Francys Romero of Las Mayores reports that Major League Baseball and the Cuban Baseball Federation have agreed to terms on a deal that will allow Cuban players to sign with the MLB without having to defect from Cuba. The deal aims to end player trafficking, as having to smuggle players out of Cuba has led to players being threatened, kidnapped, and/or extorted. While the two organizations have...
Good morning, Mets fans! It feels great to be back in the win column! Today, Noah Syndergaard (2-1, 3.09 ERA) will look to build on the momentum from yesterday’s game. Syndergaard has gotten off to a middling start this season. He’ll be opposed by Zach Eflin (1-0, 0.71 ERA), who has enjoyed a resurgence since being called up from the minor leagues. The game will be on WPIX and 710...
Yesterday, Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez, a former pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, passed away after being involved in a traffic accident in Cuba. Gonzalez was one of the best pitchers in Cuba prior to coming to the MLB and was just 34-years-old. We at MMO send our condolences to his friends and family. Latest Mets News Mike Puma of the New York Post writes about the second base market for the...
The 2017 World Baseball Classic is now in full swing with all four pools finally in action after Thursday night.Italy (1-0) 10, Mexico (0-1) 9 Pool DThe Italian team rallied to score five runs off Roberto Osuna and Oliver Perez in the ninth inning to win in walk-off fashion.Brandon Nimmo started in center field and led off for Italy, he went 1 for 5 with an RBI single in the ninth. Mets infield...
The Caribbean Series began last night with Cuba winning over the Dominican Republic and Mexico beating Puerto Rico. The starting right fielder for the Cuban team was Yoelkis Cespedes, the 19-year old brother of New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes. Yoelkis, like his brother, is a right-handed throwing and hitting outfielder with a strong arm and he evens wears #51 which Yoenis did when he...
