Following a long hiatus, La Pelota Cubana returns from its winter slumber to bring you a discussion of fielding and defense down in Cuba. Cuba has been the homeland of some of baseball’s greatest defensive players. MLB fans will recall gold-glovers like Rey Ordóñez and Adeiny Hechavarria, of course, but there are plenty of great glovemen who never made it to the bigs. Lesser known players who worked their magic back home on the island such Industriales shortstop Germán “El Imán” Mesa or former national team catcher and captain Ariel Pestano were every bit the defensive savants as their big league counterparts.
La Pelota Cubana: Volume 7, La Esquina Caliente
