Japan, the 2006 World Baseball Classic Champions, will be the heavy favorites to claim a ticket to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games when Group A action begins Saturday at the Asian Championships in Taiwan. The Japanese swept a pair of games from a strong Australian National Team prior to the Olympic ...

When the 47th season of the Cuban National Series begins on December 2nd two teams – the Industriales Lions and Santiago de Cuba Wasps – will be the heavy favorites to meet in the title game. Last season, the Wasps defeated the Lions in six games to win their second ...

Batting Average .447 – Michel Enriquez, Isla de la Juventud .425 – Osmani Urrutia, Las Tunas .407 – Yoandry Garlobo, Matanzas .366 – Pedro Poll, Santiago de Cuba .363 – Leslie Anderson, Camaguey .362 – Yoandry Urgelles, Industriales .357 – Jose Julio Ruiz, Santiago de Cuba .353 – Joan Carlos Pedroso, Las Tunas .353 – Alexis Laborde, Guantanamo .352 – ...

Wins 12 – Carlos Yanes, Isla de la Juventud 12 – Pedro Lazo, Pinar del Rio 11 – Maikel Folch, Ciego de Ávila 11 – Luis Borroto, Villa Clara 10 – Alberto Soto, Granma 10 – Jonder Martinez, Havana 10 – Omar Licourt, Isla de la Juventud 10 – Angel Pena, Sancti Spiritus ERA 2.29 – Noelvis Hernandez, Sancti Spiritus 2.30 ...

GROUP A Team Won Lost Pinar del Río 56 34 Isla de la Juventud 43 47 Metropolitanos 29 61 Matanzas 26 64 GROUP B Team Won Lost Industriales 53 36 Sancti Spíritus 51 38 Havana Province 46 44 Cienfuegos 42 48 GROUP C Team Won Lost Villa Clara 52 38 Las Tunas 50 40 Camagüey 50 40 Ciego de Ávila 48 42 GROUP D Team Won Lost Santiago de Cuba 57 32 Granma 45 45 Holguín 39 50

1962 – Erwin Walters, OF, Occidentales 1963 – Modesto Verdura, P, Azucareros 1964 – Pedro Chávez, 1B-OF, Occidentales 1965 – Urbano González, 2B, Industriales 1966 – Lino Betancourt, 1B, Henequeneros 1967 – Pedro Chávez, 1B-OF, Industriales 1968 – Eulogio Osorio, OF, Havana 1969 – Wilfredo Sánchez, OF, Henequeneros 1970 – Wilfredo Sánchez, OF, Henequeneros 1971 – Antonio Jiménez, P, ...

1962 – Occidentales 1963 – Industriales 1964 – Industriales 1965 – Industriales 1966 – Industriales 1967 – Orientales 1968 – Habana 1969 – Azucareros 1970 – Henequeneros 1971 – Azucareros 1972 – Azucareros 1973 – Industriales 1974 – Habana 1975 – Agricultores 1976 – Ganaderos 1977 – Citricultores 1978 – Vegueros 1979 – Sancti Spíritus 1980 – Santiago de Cuba 1981 – Vegueros 1982 – Vegueros 1983 – Villa Clara 1984 – ...