The United States veterans team will play the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces veterans team at Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana, Cuba, from January 11-12 at 10 a.m. EST.
The name of the United States Veterans team is Expo Maine which will participate at the Veterans event at Estadio Latinoamericano.
The players who will be for the Cuban Veterans Team also played in the historic anniversary game of the first statistical game on December 27. The Club Habana team blanked the Cocodrilos de Matanzas 6-0 at Estadio Palmar de Junco in Pueblo Nuevo, Matanzas, Cuba.
The 150th official statistical anniversary game was played with retired and current Serie Nacional players. Some coaches were active on the coaching staffs of Serie Nacional teams and also former coaches who participated in the event a few weeks back.
The players that will play the eight positions except on the mound for the Cuban Veterans team are Frank Camilo Morejón, Antonio Scull, Alexander Malleta, Rey Vicente Anglada, Joyse Sú, Ernesto Sánchez, Yoandry Urgelles Cobas, Irakly Chirino, Leonardo Castrazana, Ernesto Morilla, José Antonio Soto, Miguel Ángel Yanes,Pedro Medina, Rodolfo Puente, Antonio Acea, Heriberto Corbea, and José Elosegui and Andrés Moya.
Lázaro De La Torre, Wilber Pérez, Frank Javier Menéndez, Rene Espín, Jorge Fumero, Jorge L. Váldez, and Lázaro Valle are pitchers who might appear over the weekend for the Cuban Veterans team.
According to CiberCuba, “Baseball in Cuba is going through a period of decline, affected by issues such as the economic crisis, the exodus of players, and the deterioration of infrastructure. Often, games are not held due to a lack of fuel, reflecting the challenging conditions faced by the sport on the island, which was stated on the Cuban government news website:https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2025-01-08-u1-e199894-s27061-nid295098-veteranos-cuba-eeuu-jugaran-dos-partidos-amistosos
All stats and news within Cuban Baseball are on https://www.beisbolcubano.cu/default and https://www.beisbolencuba.com/ websites.
The 2025 Congressional Baseball Game in Washington, D.C., at Nationals Park has not yet been announced.
The history of the Congressional Baseball Game and charities that support the event are listed on https://www.congressionalbaseball.org/history/.
The Congressional Baseball Game took place in its past in 1909: American League Park II, 1911: Georgetown Field, 1912–1919: National Park, 1926–1957: Griffith Stadium, 1962–1968: D.C. Stadium, 1969–1972: RFK Stadium, 1973–1976: Memorial Stadium, 1977: Langley High School, 1978–1994: Four Mile Run Park, 1995–2004: Prince George’s Stadium, 2005–2007: RFK Stadium, and 2008–present: Nationals Park.
The Republican Party leads the CBG 46-42 over the Democratic Party.
The Congressional Baseball Game was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and was the only year that the game was not played.
Last year, the Republican Party won 31-11 on June 12, 2024, against the Democratic Party.
The Democratic Party also won 36-4 at the CBG over the Republican Party in 1928, which is the largest run margin.
The listed rosters of the 2024 CBG game for the Republican and Democratic Party are located on: https://www.congressionalbaseball.org/teams/.
