A stunning book of colorful photos that brings baseball in Cuba to life! “These unforgettable photographs remind us that baseball, in all its various forms, is Cuba’s national pastime—just as it is ours.” -Bob Costas
“Colors, culture, purity of an amazing game. As you look through the photos captured in this book, it tells the story of the game of baseball—but in a light that can only be seen in Cuba. There is a timelessness in the way the game is felt, loved, engrained into who they are that these photos so beautifully capture. And yet, in a way, the photos lend a contrast between how the game is captured in Cuba and how the game is captured here in the US.” -Jessica Mendoza, ESPN baseball analyst and Olympic Gold Medalist
“Both artistic and journalistic, Cuba Loves Baseball presents an insightful look at the sport from the streets to the major stadiums. Ira Block's photographs portray the close intertwining of the culture of Cuba and the sport. A masterful photographer, Block's volume is revealing and enjoyable on many levels.” -Kent Kobersteen, Former Director of Photography, National Geographic Magazine
“Ira Block’s photographs reminds me of playing baseball when I was a kid in Cuba. It brings back great memories.” -Luis Tiant, Former Boston Red Sox pitcher
“There is no social soil so stony that baseball cannot grow there. Ira Block has captured the compound of love and urgency that fuels Cuba’s astonishing role as an incubator of talent.” -George F. Will
"The colors are rich, [and] the framing is exquisite." -Tom Hoffarth, Farther Off the Wall