The Dodgers entered the weekend firmly atop the National League West, and one of the biggest reasons for their success has been the emergence of outfielder Andy Pages.
After spending much of his first two major league seasons proving he belonged, the 25-year-old Cuban native has taken another step forward in 2026, becoming one of the club’s most productive everyday players and a key piece of a lineup built around stars like Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts.
But while Pages’ breakout campaign has elevated his profile across baseball, a recent report highlighted the personal challenges that continue to follow him away from the field.
Los Angeles Dodgers Star Sends Family Message After Donald Trump Administration Setback
Pages, who was born in Cuba, has had to navigate his newfound stardom without close contact to his parents, who he has remained isolated from ever since the Donald Trump administration instituted stricter sanctions on the country.
Unlike his teammates — both American and those on visas — Pages is distinctly cut off in the United States, where he lives with his wife, Alondra, but is separated from his parents and sister in Mantua,” Liana Handler reported for the Los Angeles Times. “The third-year Dodgers center fielder is making $800,000 this year but can’t spend his money on flights home or on bringing his family to the country where he plays baseball. The tense relations between the U.S. and Cuba — the Trump administration has imposed economic sanctions and made diplomatic threats — don’t allow for that.”
And perhaps most remarkable about Pages’ emergence this season is that those recent crackdowns from President Trump have created an ongoing anxiety about his family back home that he is largely powerless to address.
“I haven’t found any way that gives me that tranquility and peace,” Pages said, through a translator, according to Handler. “Because the way things are there, what’s always on your mind is that it could happen. Anything, anytime. And I have all my family in Cuba. So, you have to live with that worry all the time.”
Los Angeles Dodgers Star Andy Pages Continues Breakout Despite Challenges
Not only has Pages’ family been barred from traveling to Los Angeles to see his star emergence in person, but those back in his home country cannot even access the broadcasts of his games as they struggle to maintain power security.
“Major League Baseball games are not broadcast in Cuba, a country that has spent seven decades operating under economic sanctions imposed by the United States,” ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez reported. “Pages’ mom, dad and 18-year-old sister are limited to box scores and YouTube clips. Long an impoverished nation, Cuba’s situation became especially bleak after the U.S. ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and forced the acting government to halt oil shipments early this year, cutting off Cuba’s primary source. The nation is now experiencing a severe energy crisis that has hampered transportation and devastated its power grid.”
While Pages continues to establish himself as one of the Dodgers’ most important contributors, the concerns he described offer a reminder that some of baseball’s biggest success stories unfold alongside challenges that never appear in a box score.
For now, Pages appears focused on helping Los Angeles pursue another postseason run. But his candid comments revealed that, even amid a breakout season, the uncertainty in political relations between the U.S. and his home country are offering an ongoing challenge.
