SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Star Cuban infielder Yulieski Gourriel and his younger brother slipped away from their hotel in the Dominican Republic early Monday in an apparent effort to launch ...

LOS ANGELES -- It's a lesson in sheer determination. A baseball player from Cuba has been sleeping on the sidewalk outside Dodger Stadium for 17 days, waiting and dreaming about one thing: baseball.

For years, the Cuban pipeline into Major League Baseball has involved a bit of a seedy underbelly, but an agreement between MLB, its players' association and the Cuban Baseball Federation plans to ...

International Prospect Jack Valbrune will sign with the Astros to start the 2025-2026 international class ...

HAVANA -- A lineup of Cuban-born baseball stars, including some of the most famous defectors in recent memory, made a triumphant return to the island Tuesday as part of the first Major League Baseball ...

CHICAGO –– Miguel Vargas' two-run blast powered the White Sox to a 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres Friday night at Rate Field. But beyond its impact on the game, it came with special personal ...

— -- About this time last summer, two federal investigations into the smuggling of Cuban baseball players to the United States were gathering momentum. Most Cuban defectors on Major League ...

The island has a rich pool of baseball talent and history of success in the sport. Cuba's baseball team won Olympic gold medals in 1992, 1996 and 2004, but mass defections by players have limited the ...