Cuba’s national baseball team has struggled in recent years but qualified for the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic by beating Australia in a quarterfinal game played in Japan on Wednesday.

An attempt to get Major League Baseball players on the Cuban national team inadvertently created a powerful symbol for Cubans everywhere.

MIAMI — Until Sunday, the Cuban national baseball team had not played here since Fidel Castro rose to power in 1959. The island’s signature team has played in the United States in the decades ...

Cuban musician Cándido Fabré has sparked a heated discussion with a passionate message on social media, questioning the ...

Pitcher Aroldis Chapman throws during practice with the Cuban Professional Baseball Federation (FEPCUBE), Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Miami. The team is a group of about 30 or so players, most of ...

Players and coaches with the Cuban Professional Baseball Federation sing the Cuban national anthem before an exhibition baseball game against Miami Dade College, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Miami.

Not In My Backyard: Cuban-Americans protest the Cuban national baseball team playing at the World Baseball Classic in Miami last weekend. COMMENTARY Cuban baseball today seems a reminder of the ...

Cuban Americans protest the Cuba national baseball team playing at the World Baseball Classic game, Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Miami. Cuba faces U.S. in a quarterfinal game. Credit: AP/Marta Lavandier ...

Ivan Prieto Gonzalez, Team Cuba’s bullpen catcher for the World Baseball Classic, defected in Miami on Monday, a day after his team lost to Team USA in the semifinals at loanDepot Park.

Cuba’s appointed president Miguel Díaz-Canel said goodbye to the players on the Cuba national baseball team before they headed for training in Japan in February.

Joined by aspiring baseball prospects and grizzled retirees, they donned blue hats adorned with tiny Cuban flags and a rallying cry just above the red brim: “Patria y Vida,” they read ...

Cuban Americans protest the Cuba national baseball team playing at the World Baseball Classic game, Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Miami. Cuba faces U.S. in a quarterfinal game.