Alfredo Despaigne & Yurisbel Gracial Will Not Be At The Start Of Baseball In Japan

Cubans Alfredo Despaigne and Yurisbel Gracial will not be at the start of the 2020 season of the Japanese Professional Baseball League because they remain in Cuba due to the Covid-19 pandemic and will not have time to travel to that country and meet the mandatory quarantine period before the tournament begins.  (Translated)

Diario de Cuba

Alfredo Despaigne Will Likely Miss Start Of NPB Season

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Alfredo Despaigne Selected By Fans For NPB Dream Team Of Last Ten Years

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Alfredo Despaigne, Yurisbel Gracial Would Return To Japan In June

According to the Nikkan Sports newspaper, Cubans Alfredo Despaigne and Yurisbel Gracial will not be able to return to Japan to join the training of the Falcons of SoftBank until June or even July, depending on what happens with the coronavirus pandemic.  (Translated)

Pelota Cubana Blog

Alfredo Despaigne & Yurisbel Gracial Could Be Recovered Before Start Of The Season

Alfredo Despaigne and Yurisbel Gracial of the Falcons of SoftBank, were diagnosed several weeks ago with an injury to the triangular carpal ligament of the left hand and a fissure in the little finger of the right hand, respectively.  (Translated)

Pelota Cubana Blog

Yurisbel Gracial & Alfredo Despaigne Will Probably Miss World Baseball Classic Due To Injuries

Antillanos Yurisbel Gracial and Alfredo Despaigne are in doubt for the pre-Olympic tournament.  (Translated)

Pelota Cuban Blog

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 1-23-20: Larry Walker Played In LMP During Hall Of Fame Career; Cesar Valera Singles, Walks, & Drives In Two Runs; Efren Navarro Doubles, Walks, & Hits A Solo Home Run

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Alfredo Despaigne Hit His 150th NPB Home Run

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Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 7-7-19: Brandon Dickson Pitched One Scoreless Inning For The Save

Alejandro Mejia (former DSL-Hiroshima) entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted eighth.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.

Hanshin beat Hiroshima 1-0

Brandon Dickson (former St. Louis-Orix) entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and one walk for the save (5).  (p-s:11-6)

Orix beat Softbank 5-2

Alfredo Despaigne Homer Helps Softbank Put Away Chunichi

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks made the most of having former ace Tsuyoshi Wada on the mound for the first time since 2017 in a 5-2 interleague win over the Chunichi Dragons on Wednesday.

Japan Times

Alfredo Despaigne Passes 400 Career Home Runs

The Antillean slugger Alfredo Despaigne with his two homers in the day yesterday reached 400 in his distinguished history.  (Translated)

Pelota Cubana Blog

Malcom Nunez's Baseball Journey Started With Stick & Stones

Malcom Nunez was pretty good at hitting rocks in his Havana, Cuba neighborhood as a little boy.

Peoria Journal Star

Roel Santos & Frederich Cepeda To Play In Triple-A Mexican League

Cuban baseball players Roel Santos and Frederich Cepeda, featured in the 2018 season in the national league, will join Mexican club Olmecas de Tabasco next March, media reported on the island Tuesday.  (Translated)

El Nuevo Herald

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 2-11-19: Harold Arauz Strikes Out Four & Allows One Run Over Five Innings For The Win; Allen Cordoba Singles, Walks, & Drives In One Run; Jose Leon Talks About Coaching Herrera

Cardinals Winter League

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 2-10-19: Luis Mateo Collects Five Hits & Two RBIs In Two Games; Pedro Rodriguez Pitched One & Two-Thirds Scoreless Innings & Held One Inherited Runner On Base; Rangel Ravelo Singles Twice

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Cardinals Winter League Notebook 2-8-19: Audry Perez Drives In One Run; Rangel Ravelo On Playing In LVBP

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Cardinals Winter League Notebook 2-6-19: Harold Arauz Strikes Out Four Over Five Scoreless Innings; Angel Ovalles Named Cibaenas' New GM; Allen Cordoba Reaches Base On Hit By Pitch

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Cardinals Winter League Notebook 1-27-19: Leobaldo Pina Singles Twice & Drives In One Run; Vicente Campos Strikes Out One Over One Hitless/Scoreless Inning; Ramon Vazquez Steps Down As Santurce Manager

Cardinals Winter League

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 1-24-19: Rangel Ravelo Singles Twice, Doubles, & Drives In One Run; Vicente Campos & Tyler Herron Each Pitched One Hitless/Scoreless Inning; Jonathan Rodriguez Singles & Doubles

Cardinals Winter League

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 1-12-19: Pete Kozma Singles Twice & Drives In Three Runs; Ronny Cedeno Singles Twice, Doubles, & Knocks In One Run; Mikey Reynolds Collects Three Singles, One Walk, & One RBI In Doubleheader

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