de Cuba signed with the New York Mets in 2006 out of Curaçao. He played in the Dominican Summer League and Venezuelan Summer League in the Mets organization from 2007 to 2009, batting .211 with 10 home runs in 92 games, primarily playing first base.[1]
de Cuba played one season with Sparta-Feyenoord in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse in 2011, leading the team with three home runs, before joining Kinheim for 2012.[1][2] He moved on the Pioniers in 2015, then joined Neptunus after the 2017 season.[3] In 2018, de Cuba won the 2018 European Champions Cup Most Valuable Player, where his team, Neptunus, became European champions.[4] He joined HCAW in 2022, then Amsterdam Pirates in 2024.[2]
de Cuba played for the Netherlands national baseball team in the 2010 South American Games, 2011 World Port Tournament, 2013 World Baseball Classic,[1] 2014 France International Baseball Tournament [fr] ,[5] and 2015 World Port Tournament. He has also played for the Sin Maarten national team in the Caribbean Baseball Cup.[6][7]
