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

Livan Moinelo Arrived In Japan For Another Season In NPB

The Cuban Liván Moinelo arrived in the city of Miyazaki on Friday to report to the spring training of the SoftBank Falcons, as reported by various Japanese media.  (Translated)

Pelota Cubana Blog

Kodai Senga Shines On Mound As Softbank Outplays Hiroshima

Kodai Senga struck out eight over seven scoreless innings as the Pacific League’s Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks beat the three-time defending Central League champion Hiroshima Carp 6-3 on Friday in a rematch of last year’s Japan Series.

Japan Times

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

Kodai Senga Fans Nine, Improves To 5-0

Kodai Senga allowed a run over seven innings to win his fifth straight start as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks exploited their opponent’s mistakes in a 2-1 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Saturday.

Yonhap News Agency

Cuba Releases Names Of 34 Players Available For MLB

The Cuban Baseball Federation revealed its list today for the baseball world. It's a very interesting list, the list has several high-level prospects and also several surprising absences.  (Translated)

Pelota Cubana Blog

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 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

Yorber Zulueta Wants To Play In Japan

Under the tutelage of Eduardo Paret, Villa Clara dreams of winning this National Series. The good performance of the orange players until now relies, fundamentally, on the performance of his pitching staff from the mound.  (Translated)

Pelota Cuban Blog

Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 7-5-18: Carlos Peguero Walks & Scores One Run

Carlos Peguero (former Memphis-Rakuten) started in right field and batted eighth.  0-for-3 with one run, one walk, and one strikeout.

Rakuten beat Softbank 6-5

Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 5-27-18: Carlos Peguero Singles, Doubles, & Drives In One Run

Carlos Peguero broke his bat on this swing, and the part that broke off landed in the seats https://t.co/TVm0T9Ff8S #npb pic.twitter.com/oYXhZ3ts3v

— NPB on reddit (@NPB_Reddit) May 27, 2018

Carlos Peguero (former Memphis-Rakuten) started in right field and batted fourth.  2-for-5 with one double, one RBI, one run, and two strikeouts.

Rakuten beat Softbank 8-4

Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 5-26-18: Carlos Peguero Walks & Hits A Solo Home Run

Carlos Peguero (former Memphis-Rakuten) started in right field and batted fourth.  1-for-3 with one home run, one RBI, one run, one walk, and one strikeout.

Softbank beat Rakuten 4-3

Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 5-17-18

Carlos Peguero (former Memphis-Rakuten) started in centerfield and batted fifth.  0-for-4 with one walk.

Rakuten beat Softbank 4-3

Cuba Deepening Ties With Japan Through Baseball

Cuban sport's top leader Antonio Becali (54), visiting Japan as a part of his trip to Asian countries, met Masatake Yamanaka, Vice President for the Baseball Federation of Japan. Becali became President of INDER (The National Institute of Sport, Physical Education, and Recreation) in 2014, after serving as coach of Womens National Judo Team of Cuba and Chancellor of Cuban National Physical Sports University.

Baseball Federation Of Japan

Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 4-17-18

Carlos Peguero (former Memphis-Rakuten) started in right field and batted third.  0-for-5 with three strikeouts.

Softbank beat Rakuten 5-3

Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 4-7-18

Alejandro Mejia (former DSL-Hiroshima) entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  0-for-1 at the plate.

Yokohama beat Hiroshima 4-2

Carlos Peguero (former Memphis-Rakuten) started in right field and batted third.  0-for-4 with one strikeout.

Softbank beat Rakuten 4-3

Softbank Signed Yurisbel Gracial For 2018 Season

With the presence of the president of the Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB), Mr. Higinio Velez, the third base from Matanzas, Yurisbel Gracial, signed on Monday the contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, current champion of the Japanese Baseball League, the well-known NPB, for its acronym in English.  (Translated)

Baseball de Cuba

NPB Teams Comb Cuba In Search Of Talent

It is not the gun of the Major League scouts, but that of the Japanese ball which is aimed at Cuba's talent with great intensity. The professional baseball teams of the Asian archipelago have combed the stadiums of the largest of the Antilles and soon the results could be seen.  (Translated)

El Nuevo Herald

Softbank Plans To Offer Contract To Livan Moinelo

Sanspo

Livan Moinelo Dealing With Elbow Tightness

Nikkan Sports