Sometimes I just stand on the beach and look at the water, and Cuba feels so close it's unbelievable.

The government is one thing and the country of Cuba and my people are something different completely, .. It's like the United States government and your country. You don't have to agree with the policies to be proud of your country.

Don Cooper is an incredible person. He's not only a great pitching coach, but he's a great human being and a great friend.

I'm Cuban and I always will be.

It's amazing how everything here seems like it's in abundance. In Cuba, there is a shortage of everything.

Sometimes I just stand on the beach and look at the water, and Cuba feels so close it's unbelievable.

Pitching in the Olympic Games, Pan Am Games and Central American games prepared me to pitch at the big-league level.