The Real Story of Baseball in Cuba: VICE World of Sports
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- As Cuba and America embark on a seismic shift, Cuban ballplayers are caught in the middle: forced to wait on diplomacy or risk their lives for their chance at the Majors.
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oh my god I used to play in that little field when I was a kid in cuba . and the coach is still alive. that was my coach. mancebo was his name...
Hey man I played there in the cuba Canada good will tour
Yuli Gurriel now plays first baseman for the Houston Astros, 37 years old
Lourdes Gurriel Jr now plays left field for the Toronto Blue Jays, 28 years old
No shit
An important note must be made: the drug cartels referred to at around the 3 to 4 minute mark during the Puig segment are Mexican drug cartels, not Cuban. Puig did not go the traditional route from Cuba to South Florida, he went through Mexico to get to the US. Organized crime simply does not exist to the level of drug cartels in Cuba. Just gotta clarify that because people might get confused and think Cuba is worse than it really is.
Couldn’t have said it better
People in cuba don’t have money for bread let alone drugs
@@lauromartinez8948 Yes it’s actually quite sad, because while Mexico has lots of issues with violence, the average Mexican is far better off than the average Cuban.
Americans love to defend Cuba and its government for some reason
@@lauromartinez8948 What's your source for that claim? The CIA agent that seized the bread before it could be delivered to Cuba?
@@twig8523 my source is that I actually lived in Cuba. Didn’t see a CIA agent. Did see government officials stealing the food while the rest of the Cuban people are left to starve because they can’t afford it.
Great baseball documentary. I always wondered why baseball is so big in Cuba, Puerto Rico and The Dominican Republic. Watching from London UK ⚾🇬🇧
We need a documentary feature of baseball in Cuba and completely in Spanish
It's our way of life🇵🇷
yulieski gurriel just won a world series
I was about to say XD
Lourdes Jr. Got payed by the Jays he's richer than his brothers will ever be
Nathaniel Vasquez Yuli's younger brother Lourdes is in the Toronto Blue Jays system
Nathaniel Vasquez his other brother is on the blue jays
Nathaniel Vasquez and just lost one too, let’s go nats
Best decision Yuli has ever made. He's a world champ. Go stros
He cheated
fucking cheaters
@@Se0what cry
“You can check out anytime”
“But you can never leave!”
The definition of cuba
It is true most Cubans play baseball, that’s why there’s so many good Cuban ball players. All we did as kids was play sports and baseball was by far the one we played the most.
JDRoig on every corner you will see kids playing baseball in Cuba
I was so happy to see them win the other day in my country against Italy , I would be amazing to see the final Cuba vs Japan but not sure if the Cuban WBC team is strong enough but I always supported Cuban players
The Cubans are top notch players.
Dominican too.
@@kenosabiyes but there’s more Dominicans in the mlb I believe I’m Cuban and I’m proud to see that adolis got the mvp this year for the rangers and now is I’m the finals against Arizona who gurriel a Cuban is also doing great
my team went to cuba for a week and played 5 games against cuban teams, those boys are good!
this seemed to be made in 2016, was there something that prevented it from being put out earlier or was this the window they wanted it out in
Yo. I would love a follow up with this.
Yuli he play wit the astros
Yuli homered of kershaws legendary curveball to take the lead in game 5
he's a dirty cheater
To be fair, he knew it was coming 😂😂😂
weve gotta end this ridiculous embargo. theres no reason we cant be allies with Cuba, I dont know why them having a different government is any threat to you or me
cuba is not allowing the americans to steal their natural resources or to take over their economy. that's why the us government wants them to go and to let cuba become another usa colony again, like it was before the revolution.
It’s not just a “different” government. It’s an oppressive unelected communist dictatorship that has no regard for human rights. So that’s why
@@arktzen well that would be way better for everyone in Cuba. The revolution is the worst chapter of Cuban history. Misery and hunger is what has followed
@@lauromartinez8948 still better than USA. at least cuba has no daily mass shootings, racism, people dying bcz of no insurance, prison labor, and doesn't sanction or bomb other countries. USA needs to be liberated by Cuba.
@@arktzen Better than USA?? Are you drunk? People in cuba risk their life going into the Sea trying to get out of Cuba, they die in the hospitals everyday because there is no medicine, Police abuse is wayyy more common than in the USA, and there is no such a thing as a "trial to a police officer". Furthermore, saying that there is no racism is DUMB, there are racist people in EVERY country, nevertheless, have in mind that it still common in Cuba to say things like "Make sure you marry a white person to better the race".... In prison you are basically a slave, and you have no rights whatsoever. Furthermore, In Cuba you can not travel to other countries without permission from the government, (that will deny you almost every time), you dont have a right to own property, The education system is so ineffective, that if you study for 8 years and become a Doctor, you would still make less money than the guy who sells churros in the street... There is no food in the stores, and when there is, its unaffordable unless you have family in the US that sends you money. Hospitals are so terrible, that you are more likely to die from an infection than from your illness, that is because of the terrible sanitary conditions, since there are no people to clean the hospitals because they pay is so low that they prefer to do something else (like sell churros)... You should know that there is no freedom of speech, if you speak ill of the revolution or the president, you may go to jail. Farmers can not own the land they work, the cows they nurture or the crops they grow... It is all the governments property and they can come and take it in any moment without retribution, regardless of how much you worked on the farm. Blackouts are common around the country, at least once a week, and the water service stops in most of the country at least every three days. I could go on, but I encourage you to go and live in Cuba for three or four months, and then you will see which country is better.
LOL Castro with a bat I almost DIED!!
The ending quote was beautiful
La piña!!!
very good
Great piece
Now they are both mlb players
If the Cuban govt. was smart, they would allow any of the players go to the MLB, and the Cuban Baseball gets a part of their signing bonus.
Only 1% and that would make the government richer than ever! Cuba is just a machine of baseball players, if players like Yuli, Abreu and Chapman would have started their MLB careers younger, they would be hall of fame talk
@@lauromartinez8948Exacly but my country’s government are just a bunch of pieces of shits.
love these
Oh damn Jr. is balling in the majors now
what about ball players here in the philippines?
This guy seems so skeptical of what the people he's interviewing are saying haha
James Kn
Nice video
Oh god is credible ❤
Viva La Pina!!!
I love Cuba
Sals fully cut out for this gig, however don’t like how he changes his accent regionally.
“What is one million dollars compared to the love of eight million Cubans?” - Teofilo Stevenson
If he was still alive today he would forever regret saying that lmao
Who won?
Tampa
It’s kinda ironic how Castro hated America but loved its national pastime
Lmao Exacly did was actually hypocrite. He hated capitalism but went to many capitalist nations and lives a wealthy and luxurious lifestyle. Ate the best foods and had a yacht mansion and Rolexes. His family visit the U.S a lot and are extremely wealthy and go to Europe and enjoy capitalist lifestyles. While Cubans starve? They’re was even a time where near el malecón a big ass yacht was there belonging to the government
What happened to the other brother?
The Dark Huntress he’s a blue jay now
Family over a the American Dream.
That’s what’s up
👍
“the nutsest”
The main rivals of the industriales is villa clara 😂
Nah papi santiago de cuba
Santiago !
Sadly this video did not age well
This is the type of shit I miss about having Obama in office. Everyone is entitled to their views and opinions, but when you see these type of things, you can't help but respect the actions.
Socialism do not isolated Cuba, the US did
Are you stupid? Do you not know for more than 40 years Fidel Castro isolated the island far out of the reach of any capitalist nation, aid, or help? Even if the US isolated Cuba as your stupidity claims there should be no reason for Cubans to be living in poverty. If the US “isolated it” as you say the country still should theoretically prosper but it doesn’t because of communism and socialism. With all the citizens earning $19 a mont the Castros are the ones not letting Cuba prosper, you stupid brainwashed communist
@@JorgeRodriguez-ip9pt Your grandmaster of brain washing is gone, sweety, left for FL. Get back into the sewers too.
Socialism destroyed Cuba completely 😔
@@JorgeRodriguez-ip9pt i’m not even a Cuba defender but holy shit do you not know what an embargo is or???? jesus christ
@@valeriexvegan yeah, the Cuban, who spent decades living in communism is lying about the reality of his country. Pleaseeee man if you think an embargo has been the reason my island hasn’t prospered in 62 years you’re outta your mind. Speak on the corruption, loss of human rights, and carelessness the government has showed its own people. Did you know that eating lobster and beef in cuba is punishable by jail time but in tourist resorts is 100% legal? Gives you a taste of the government you’re dealing with. Next time if you don’t know something shut the f*** up. An embargo isn’t enough to decay cuba
Wow that atmosphere 👌
If only they took to cricket instead. They'd have been far more of a global exposure. If they took to football, even more!!. It actually astounds me Fidel didn't push football or cricket to combat Yank influence in baseball...
You don't know the real reason spanish carribean colonies took in baseball as their own, search it up I'm too lazy.
@@britishbaseballfan "I know the real reason and I know it so well I can't repeat it" 😂
I heard baseball there is losing popularity and soccer is slowly taking over. Makes sense how simple soccer is to play while baseball you need bats, balls, gloves, etc. Sad to see the powerhouse Cuba slowly losing it's reputation.
marchveris if you think soccer is easy try playing the hardest position, goalie
Jaso garcia learn how to read comments. Easy and simple have two different meanings.
Due to socialism it is almost impossible to get equipment in Cuba.
@@lauromartinez8948I’m Cuban and 100% correct !
Not really in the U.S many Cubans watch baseball and make it a big thing in Cuban households many Cubans are getting into the mlb and soccer was always popular in Cuba. But Cubans just never took it serious, but baseball will always be Cuba most popular ball game while boxing is the second most popular sport
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Think about how great the Cuban winter league could have been if Castro hadn’t outlawed professional baseball in Cuba. Another loss due to communism.
FACTS same with boxing also. Cuba is a boxing powerhouse and Cuban style can’t evolve into pro because the Cuban government is ignorant and hates professional sports because “it’s a product of capitalism” so stupid yeah they say that while most of there top politicians are wealthy rich with yachts and mansions eating food and visiting luxurious places in Europe and even the U.S look at castros grandkids
first
Obama a legend
I can't worry about other people's problems with their country.