El Rascacielos Cubano (the Cuban Skyscraper) Pedro Luis Lazo announced that he will retire at the conclusion of the 2010-2011 Cuban National Series season.  The “37″ year old pitcher owns the Cuban National Series record for wins,with more than 250, spanning a 21-season career.

The 6’4″ 240 lbs. Lazo also has four Olympic medals, 2 gold and 2 silver.  Lazo plans to …

Japanese Superstar and possible future MLB ace Yu Darvish is racking up an under-heard of pitch count during the 2010 NPL season.

An adept bunter and daring baserunner, his soccer training paid off several times when he intentionally kicked the ball out of defenders’ mitts while sliding. Cleveland manager Al Lopez said Ávila had “a fine swing, a sharp eye, a good spirit of competition … and a world of confidence in himself.” – Jane Charnin-Aker

Roberto Francisco Ávila González - known as “Beto” …

Alex Anthopoulos has put his money where his mouth is , making Tools the new Moneyball over Sabermetrics in Toronto.

Remember Willis Otañez? You probably don’t – and I don’t blame you.  He was the backup third baseman and first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1999.  He didn’t really do a whole lot but produced at around the level of a replacement player.  Following the 1999 season he was dispatched to the minor leagues and then bounced around …