Ken Griffey Jr. and Barry Larkin, two former Big Leaguers of lofty path, arrived in Havana on Saturday February 8, in the afternoon, with the main objective to offer training clinics, specifically on batting, in some areas of the city, and donate some sports equipment.
Upon arrival, both Griffey and Larkin agreed to answer a few brief questions to OnCuba on their stay on the island, the reasons that led them to visit, what they think of our baseball, what features they believe distinguish us, and what Cuban players in the MLB they remember more clearly.
The visit will last until Thursday, but it should be noted that so far the Cuban sports authorities have not been interested in the help of two former players, and when they learned about the real possibilities of collaboration, they reacted at least with apathy.
Barry Larkin, Hall of Famer since 2012, played his entire career with the Cincinnati Reds with which he won a World Series (1990), an award for Most Valuable Player (1995) and three Gold Gloves (1994-95-96), all as shortstop. In turn, Griffey Jr., one of the legendary outfielders in history, hit 630 career home runs, won seven times the Silver Slugger, ten times the Gold Glove, and likewise an MVP Award. He played most of his career between the Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds.
In short, OnCuba will expand the information with text, photos and video of the route from the airport to the sport’s gathering in Central Park.
