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La Vida Voices: ESPN’s Pedro Gomez
Cuban players emotional as MLB, MLBPA come to agreement with Cuban Baseball Federation
El Profe: A transcendent image of Minnie Miñoso
How Arizona’s Yoan López overcame his own doubt to reach the majors
Luis Robert excited to join White Sox Cuban heritage
Luis Tiant on family, the Red Sox and Minnie Miñoso
La Vida Voices: The Journey of Tony Oliva
Tony Oliva was one of the best players in the game during the 1960s. He led the league in batting average three times, led the league in hits five times and had the most doubles in the league in four different seasons between making his major league debut
Mariners’ Guillermo Heredia keeps working hard
After injuries impacted his first two years in the majors, Heredia is working on consistency at the plate to compliment his defensive abilities.
Luis González’s broken-bat single still stings
Mariano Rivera was almost untouchable in October. But on Nov. 4, 2001 a broken-bat single by Luis González changed history.
World Series Artifacts: The significance of a 1919 Ticket Stub
When was the first time a Latino played in the World Series? Was it when Roberto Clemente starred with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1971 World Series win over the Baltimore Orioles? Or was it when Luis Aparicio and the Go-Go Sox faced off versus the Los
Yasiel Puig joins all-time Cuban greats in history books
Before Saturday night, only two Cuban-born players had hit three World Series home runs in major league history. Yasiel Puig became the third.
When Luis González broke my heart during the World Series
Mariano was automatic, and after the way the 2001 World Series had played out over 6 games everyone thought the Yankees had it in the bag.
Yuli Gurriel warms to Game 1, homer sinks Red Sox
The Cuban slugger struggled with the cold temperature all night, but when he saw a pitch he liked he knew what to do.
Watch: Gio González remembers his major league debut
Before he starts Game 1 of the NLCS on Friday we take a trip back to the first career start in the big leagues for Gio González.
Remembering “El Duque” in the sixth
Over the coming days the staff at La Vida Baseball will share some of our personal favorite postseason moments. What is your all-time favorite playoff moment? If you were a Millennial Chicago sports fan raised on the South Side or cheering for the South S
Chicago’s Carlos Rodón accents his Cuban roots
White Sox starter Carlos Rodón did not live the typical Cuban-American experience. But he's working on catching up now with his teammates.
La Vida Voices: The Game with Livan Hernández
He won some of the biggest games in the history of the Marlins and represented Cuba well in the majors. Livan Hernández talks about the process and a special team.
For Pérez, becoming the “Big Dog” took time
Not every Hall of Famer's debut leaves an overwhelming impression. For Pérez, the first stop in Cincinnati was a brief, underwhelming glimpse.