SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Star Cuban infielder Yulieski Gourriel and his younger brother slipped away from their hotel in the Dominican Republic early Monday in an apparent effort to launch ...

The Cincinnati Reds have had a long relationship with Cuba, including some of the first Cuban players and a farm team, the Havana Sugar Kings.

Yoán Moncada #10 of the Team Cuba makes a play to get out Jose Ramos #99 (not pictured) of the Team Panama Cuba's preparation for the upcoming World Baseball Classic is being hampered by external ...

Cuba heads into the upcoming World Baseball Classic facing a significant disadvantage, with external pressures and political tensions threatening to disrupt its preparations. Cuba will face Puerto ...

Baseball season is over in the United States, but it's just getting started in Cuba. It's the first season since Communist authorities lifted a 50-year-old ban on players' signing professional ...

On Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro made history. The two dignitaries exchanged ...

As the World Baseball Classic gets underway Thursday, Team Cuba will take the field despite the U.S. denying several team staffers the ability to enter the United States. The Cuban Baseball and ...

HAVANA, Cuba (KGO) -- The president's attendance at an exhibition game between Tampa Bay and the Cuban national team on Tuesday was especially important for one group in Oakland. It's the first time ...

HAVANA (AP) --When Kevin Kiermaier slid into home for the Tampa Bay Rays' first run of the day, President Barack Obama flung his arms wide in the sign for "safe." Then he turned to his left and shook ...

Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Start the day with these stories: Nicole Fallert here. Catch up with USA TODAY's News Quiz. Then get to Tuesday's news, from U.S.-Cuba relations to a major Senate ...