Cuba Will Not Play In World Port Tournament

Cuban baseball will not attend this 2019 to the traditional baseball tournament Rotterdam Netherlands, from July 12 to 21, the organizers announced that they already announced to the participants this season.  (Translated)

Pelota Cuban Blog

Five Teams Confirmed For World Port Tournament 2019 In Rotterdam

Five teams have been confirmed for the 2019 World Port Tournament, which will be held from July 12 to 21 at Family Stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Mister Baseball

Aroldis Chapman Visits Cuba For First Time Since Defection

New York Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman would be on the island for the first time since his escape in 2009, said veteran sports reporter and sports narrator Ernesto Rondón Jorge , who has been employed by the Holguin radio station Radio Angulo.  (Translated)

Diario de Cuba

Cuba Confirms It Will Participate In World Port Tournament

Cuba will participate in the Rotterdam baseball tournament, the main sporting event in the Netherlands, to be held from July 1 to 9, local media reported.  (Translated)

El Nuevo Herald

Cuba, Korea, Japan, Curacao, & Netherlands To 2017 World Port Tournament (July 1-7, 2017)

Mister Baseball

Honkbal Week Haarlem Will Not Return In 2018

Organizers of the Honkbalweek Haarlem have announced that they will stop organizing the bi-annual international baseball tournament. The 29th edition would have been played in 2018. Organizers cite financial problems as main reasons for the decision. Starting in 2012 the tournament faced problems in this area and even though the economy in the Netherlands has recovered since then they didn’t see an effect during the 2016 Honkbalweek Haarlem.

Mister Baseball

Jose Miguel Fernandez Leaves Cuba To Pursue MLB Deal

Jose Miguel Fernandez, a second baseman who ranked as the No. 3 player still in Cuba in April, has left the country to pursue a contract with a major league team, Baseball America has learned.

Baseball America

Upcoming World Port Tournament has A New Sponsor: MLB

It started with Los Angeles Dodgers wanting to sponsor us two years ago and later San Francisco Giants and more clubs showed their interest. Then MLB decided to take over the sponsoring for World Port Tournament”, their energetic president Bart Volkerijk explained to Mister-Baseball.com during Monday’s press conference in Rotterdam. The coordination in this new association for WPT was in hands of Jason Holowaty, MLB representative for Europe and stationed in London.

Mister Baseball

Red Sox Sign Yoan Moncada To $31.5M Deal

Joel Sherman Twitter

Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada has agreed to sign with the Red Sox, according to a report from MLB.com. Since Moncada is subject to the international bonus pools, he had to sign a minor league contract, with Joel Sherman of the New York Post reporting that Moncada will get a $31.5 million signing bonus.
Baseball America

World Port Tournament Reveals New Logo

The organizers of the World Port Tournament revealed a new logo on Thursday. The bi-annual international baseball tournament will be played from July 18 to 26 at Familie Stadium in Rotterdam. The tournament just recently received sanctioning from the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). The Netherlands, Cuba, Chinese Taipei, Japan and Curacao are participating. Team USA withdrew recently and got replaced by Japan.

Mister Baseball

Defection Of Top Cuban Outfielder Rusney Castillo Could Shake Up Free Agent Market

Another one of Cuba’s best players has left the island, the latest in a wave of defections that isn’t expected to slow down.

Baseball America

Scouts Have Extensive History With Jose Dariel Abreu

One of the things that drives international scouting directors nuts is when Cuban players who have starred on the country’s top national team are described as unknown.

Baseball America

Former Cuban National Team Member Dalier Hinojosa Defects

At least one more pitching prospect from Cuba could be on the market this summer.

MLB Official Site

Taiwan Tops Cuba 5-4 In 11 Innings To Win 2011 World Port Tournament

Mister Baseball

Quincy Martina Hits Home Run In Curacao 19-1 Loss

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