Cuban-born players make history in American League MLB Playoffs

 

It is baseball playoffs time.  The MLB website reports that the American League Division Series between the Astros and the White Sox has a playoff record for Cuban-born players.  "For the first time in postseason history, six Cubans are playing in the same October series. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, this is the first time that six Cubans appeared in a game, and that number could go up to seven if Aledmys Díaz plays for Houston."

José Abreu, Yoán Moncada, Yasmani Grandal, Luis Robert, Yuli Gurriel and Yordan Alvarez rounded out the Cuban talent that kicked off Game 1 of the ALDS between the White Sox and Astros yesterday.

 

Astros vs. White Sox será la primera serie de postemporada en la historia de MLB con más jugadores nacidos en Cuba, exactamente: 7. El récord previo era de 4, ocurrió en siete ocasiones, según @EliasSports.

— Francys Romero (@francysromero10) October 7, 2021

The Astros won the opened 6-1.

KJ