World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic

Cuba pitcher Livan Moinelo takes the mound in the eighth inning of a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Australia at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 15, 2023.

World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic

Cuba's Livan Moinelo plays catch at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 14, 2023, ahead of the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals.

Baseball: Cuba's WBC team

Baseball: Cuba's WBC team

Livan Moinelo, who is on Cuba's World Baseball Classic team, pitches in a warm-up game against the SoftBank Hawks at Ivy Stadium in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 23, 2023.

Yonemitsu wins 66 kg freestyle wrestling

Yonemitsu wins 66 kg freestyle wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's gold medalist Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu (second from L), India's silver medalist Sushil Kumar (L), Kazakhstan's bronze medalist Akzhurek Tanatarov (second from R), and Cuba's bronze medalist Livan Lopez Azcuy pose with the medals they won in the men's 66-kilogram freestyle wrestling at the 2012 London Olympics at the ExCeL venue on Aug. 12, 2012.

Baseball: Japan Series

Baseball: Japan Series

SoftBank Hawks reliever Livan Moinelo pitches in Game 4 of the Japan Series against the Yomiuri Giants at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka on Nov. 25, 2020.

Baseball: Climax Series in Japan

Baseball: Climax Series in Japan

SoftBank Hawks reliever Livan Moinelo pitches in Game 2 of the Pacific League Climax Series against the Lotte Marines at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, Japan, on Nov. 15, 2020.

Baseball: Baseball: Hawks sign, activate Cuban pitcher Moinelo

Baseball: Baseball: Hawks sign, activate Cuban pitcher Moinelo

Newly signed SoftBank Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo shows his jersey number 35 with his hands during a press conference in Hiroshima on June 16, 2017. The Hawks activated the Cuban left-hander the same day ahead of their three-game series with the Hiroshima Carp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo