Andy Pages is enjoying a breakout season with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2026, but he can only guess whether his parents are aware of the same. Pages hasn’t been in much contact with them since he left Cuba at the age of 16.
Pages was recently named to the 2026 All-Star Game following his excellent start to the season that saw him hitting .264/.315/.447 with 19 home runs and 65 RBIs in 90 games.
Because of the economic sanctions imposed by the United States on Cuba, MLB games are not broadcast there. So, the only way Pages’ mom, dad and 18-year-old sister can get an update on the Dodgers star is through box scores and YouTube clips.
There’s a good chance that Pages’ parents may not know that he has earned a spot in the 2026 All-Star Game to represent the National League, per MLB Network reporter David Vassegh.
“As of yesterday, Andy Pages wasn’t able to contact his parents in Cuba to share the news of making his All-Star game,” Vassegh noted in his X post. “Pages said he wasn’t sure if they know.”
Andy Pages Defected From Cuba And His Moment Is Finally Here
Andy Pages was 16 years old when he left behind his family in Cuba to chase his dream of becoming an MLB player. According to ESPN, his father made bats out of spare lumber, and his mother was supportive. The last time Pages met them in person was three years ago, and that was also a brief visit.
ESPN also notes that a lot of times Pages can’t reach his parents as the calls don’t go through. And at times when his parents try to reach him, usually around midnight in the U.S., he’s asleep. Nothing can be more difficult than this, not even suffering four strikeouts in a game, per Pages.
“Anything can happen to me in a game, and it won’t be harder than all of that,” Pages said. “I have a bad game with four strikeouts, I tell myself, ‘I’ve gone through worse than that.'”
The Dodgers slugger signed for $300,000 in the spring of 2018. His first account came in 2022, hitting .236 in Double-A. Since then, Pages has shed roughly 30 pounds. He injured his shoulder in 2023 before dominating Triple-A in 2024, leading to his MLB debut. Now, he’s an All-Star.
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