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Posts by Leif Skodnick - World Baseball Network

Cuba, WBC

2026 World Baseball Classic: Cuba Pitching Coach Pedro Lazo, Seven Other Delegation Members Denied U.S. Visas

When Cuba heads to Arizona to continue preparations for the 2026 World Baseball Classic on […]

  Feb 26th, 2026
Cuba, MLB, Minor League Baseball

Cuban-born Former Red Sox Minor League Arrested In Miami For Cocaine Trafficking

A Cuban-born former Boston Red Sox pitching prospect was arrested on drug charges last week […]

  Feb 25th, 2026
Nicaragua, WBC, Mexico, Liga Mexicana de Beisbol, NCAA

2026 World Baseball Classic Q&A: Meet Chase Dawson, Nicaragua’s Indiana-Born Outfielder

LEON, Nicaragua – When Nicaragua hits the field at Miami’s loanDepot Park on March 6 […]

  Feb 25th, 2026
Venezuela, Minor League Baseball, MLB

Baltimore Orioles Sign Infielder Thairo Estrada to Minor League Deal, Invite Him to Spring Training

The Baltimore Orioles have signed veteran infielder Thairo Estrada to a minor league contract that […]

  Feb 24th, 2026
Minor League Baseball, MLB

Rickwood Field Will Host Birmingham Barons and Pensacola Blue Wahoos On May 27

Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama will host minor league baseball on May 27 when the […]

  Feb 23rd, 2026
Cuba, WBC

2026 World Baseball Classic: Cuba Awaits Visas From U.S. Government Ahead of Pool Play In Puerto Rico

MANAGUA, Nicaragua – With less than two weeks to go until the start of the […]

  Feb 23rd, 2026
Nicaragua, Cuba, WBC

2026 World Baseball Classic: Series vs. Cuba is Spring Training For Veteran Manager Dusty Baker and Nicaragua

LEON, Nicaragua – It’s all part of the process, this four-game series between Nicaragua and […]

  Feb 22nd, 2026
South Korea, Cuba, Nicaragua, WBC

2026 World Baseball Classic: Cuba Ties Nicaragua, Samsung Lions Beat South Korea In Exhbitions

Nicaragua 2, Cuba 2 – The first exhibition game in the Americas ahead of the 2026 […]

  Feb 20th, 2026
  Feb 19th, 2026
Baseball United

Baseball United: Kash Shaikh Stepping Down As CEO On March 1, League ‘Will Continue Operations As Planned’

Less than three months after the conclusion of Baseball United’s first season, Kash Shaikh announced […]

  Feb 18th, 2026
  Feb 16th, 2026
Nicaragua, Cuba, MLB, Nippon Professional Baseball, WBC

2026 World Baseball Classic: Cuba, Nicaragua Will Prep With Four-Game February Series

The 2026 World Baseball Classic begins March 5, but several teams are already prepping for […]

  Feb 16th, 2026
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