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Baseball in Cuba was more than a sport; it became part of Cuba’s national identity. As baseball grew in the United States, its popularity also grew in Cuba. Cubans living in the U.S. learned and loved baseball, and realized it would be important for their country to have this sport for national
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National League in the U.S. The original three professional clubs were the
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844:Willie Wells
808:Orlando Peña
724:Adolfo Luque
616:Cliff Fannin
515:Bobby Bragan
472:Bobby Bragan
309:
305:
297:Fidel Castro
289:Negro league
285:
278:
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263:Adolfo Luque
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200:Cuban League
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79:Cuban League
61:Cap insignia
832:Angel Scull
760:José Méndez
712:Sam Jethroe
700:Monte Irvin
592:Sam Chapman
259:José Méndez
119:(Scorpions)
113:Nickname(s)
97:Established
92:(1946–1961)
81:(1878–1961)
70:Information
1568:Categories
1333:Cienfuegos
1298:Almendares
863:References
688:Bob Hooper
676:Joe Hatten
33:Almendares
1469:Eminencia
1459:Carmelita
1428:Ultimatum
1393:Orientals
1373:Habanista
1328:Carmelita
216:Scorpions
208:Alacranes
117:Alacranes
58:Team logo
1555:Category
1464:Columbia
1423:San José
1398:Progreso
1388:Matanzas
1383:Marianao
1318:Cárdenas
1313:Boccacio
1145:(1999).
448:San Juan
405:San Juan
344:Manager
196:baseball
86:Ballpark
1403:Red Sox
1343:Club FĂ©
1323:Caridad
1303:América
491:Caracas
338:Losses
332:Finish
237:History
212:Spanish
1449:Alerta
1368:Habana
1363:Feista
1358:Cubano
1207:18 May
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887:18 May
534:Havana
362:Havana
329:Venue
270:Habana
248:Habana
220:Habana
204:Havana
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154:Colors
105:Folded
75:League
1474:Punzo
1433:UniĂłn
1408:Regla
1338:ColĂłn
375:1.000
341:Win%
335:Wins
326:Year
1479:Rojo
1454:Azul
1348:Cuba
1209:2023
1176:ISBN
1151:ISBN
1123:ISBN
1095:ISBN
1067:ISBN
1042:ISBN
1017:ISBN
998:2023
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958:ISBN
933:ISBN
908:ISBN
889:2023
547:.833
522:1959
504:.333
479:1955
461:.500
436:1954
418:.500
393:1950
350:1949
261:and
231:1959
229:and
227:1949
186:The
147:1959
143:1949
108:1961
100:1878
1522:S–Z
1518:M–R
1514:E–L
1510:A–D
538:1st
495:3rd
452:2nd
409:3rd
366:1st
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