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, 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)

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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

Cuba Shutout Argentina 10-0 In Fifth Place Consolidation Round

In a game that caused yawns and small naps between chapters, the Cuban team accumulated 10 races while their rivals, the Argentines, went blank, demonstrating on the ground that they still crawl in baseball needs.  (Translated)

Diario De Cuba

Yurisbel Gracial Will Take The Place Of Yuki Yanagita On The NPB All-Star Roster

NPB On Reddit Twitter

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

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

Yuki Yanagita Bashes Grand Slam In Victory Over Seibu

Yuki Yanagita blasted a fourth-inning grand slam to help the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks earn a 6-5 come-from-behind victory Saturday against the Seibu Lions.

Japan Times

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

Softbank Signed Yurisbel Gracial Toi A New Contract

Softbank Official Site

Alfredo Despaigne, Lazaro Blanco Named To Player, Pitcher By Cuban Baseball

Alfredo Despaigne and Lázaro Blanco were the best players in Cuba in 2018, announced on Sunday the Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB).  (Translated)

Diario de Cuba

Softbank Released Yurisbel Gracial

Yurisbel Gracial (.292.9HR, 30CI) , who held the offensive weight in the absence of Alfredo Despaigne last season for several months was released by SoftBank Falcons on this day.  (Translated)

Pelota Cubana Blog

Yurisbel Gracial Grand Slam Moves Softbank Closer To Pacific League-Leading Seibu

Yurisbel Gracial hit the second grand slam of the game in the 12th inning Sunday to help the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks earn a 12-8 walk-off win against the Seibu Lions and a series sweep to move within five games of the Pacific League leaders.

Japan Times

Ariel Miranda Loses No-Hit Bid In Ninth, Improves To 2-0 With Softbank Win

Former Seattle Mariners lefty Ariel Miranda did not allow a hit until the ninth inning, and Nobuhiro Matsuda homered twice to lead the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 5-1 victory over the Seibu Lions on Saturday.

Japan Times

Yurisbel Gracial Belts First Home Run In Japan In Victory Over Nippon Ham

Cuban Yurisbel Gracial scored twice and drove in three runs to pace the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 10-5 Pacific League win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Tuesday.

Japan Times

Yurisbel Gracial Will Miss About Two Months With Fractured Left Finger

NPB On Reddit Twitter

Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 4-19-18

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

Rakuten beat Softbank 3-1

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.

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