Lázaro Junco (1958-2026) was one of the greatest power hitters in Cuban baseball history, winning a record 10 Serie Nacional home run titles, setting the Cuban single-season home run record three times, and becoming the first player in the country's history to reach 400 career home runs. Despite his legendary domestic success and 405 career homers, he made only limited appearances for the Cuban national team, where he helped win gold medals in international competition.
Harley Oyloe was a left-handed minor league pitcher who played for the Grand Forks Chiefs in 1941, posting a 5-6 record and a 4.04 ERA over 78 innings. A World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Army/Air Force, Oyloe lived to the age of 105 before passing away in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, on June 15, 2026.