Baseball is the national sport on Cuba. Their national team is together with USA and Japan the best team in the world. Cuba won the gold medal in the Olympics in Sydney, 2000. In 2001 they became world champions. In the first World Baseball Classic in 2006 Cuba lost in the final against Japan. A baseball professional playing in the national Cuban league earns between $20-$30 a month. ny of the professional comes with public buses, bicycle or shared taxi to the trainings. Despite this some of the world greatest baseball player origin from Cuba. On the streets everywhere you can see kids, teenagers and adults playing baseball with just a stick or with their bare hands.