Cuba''s Baseball Defectors - The Inside Story

This book reveals the complete truth behind the wave of Cuban baseball talent coming to MLB, placing recent events in the context of Cuban baseball history before delving into the stories of the major Cuban stars who have left the island. It shares their personal histories, explains why many chose defection, and details their harrowing journeys.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Prologue
Chapter 1: The Essence of "Puigmania"
Chapter 2: Cuba's Hidden "Béisbol Paradiso"
Chapter 3: Sugar Cane Curtain Fiascos
Chapter 4: Ninety Miles of Sea, One Hundred Miles of "Heater"
Chapter 5: Brothers in Exile
Chapter 6: "The Best There Ever Was"
Chapter 7: No Reservations for Cuba
Chapter 8: Go East, Young Men, Go East
Chapter 9: The Unsustainable Dream
Epilogue
Appendix 1: 193 Cuban-Born Major Leaguers
Appendix 2: Cuban Baseball Defectors
Notes
References and Sources
Index
About the Author

About the author

By Peter C. Bjarkman

Summary

This book reveals the complete truth behind the wave of Cuban baseball talent coming to MLB, placing recent events in the context of Cuban baseball history before delving into the stories of the major Cuban stars who have left the island. It shares their personal histories, explains why many chose defection, and details their harrowing journeys.

Product details

• Authors: Peter C Bjarkman, Peter C. Bjarkman, Bjarkman Peter C.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9780810895720
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-9572-0
• No. of pages: 386
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; USA, Baseball, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / General, Cuba, Migration, immigration & emigration, United States of America, USA, Migration, immigration and emigration, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples, Yoenis Cespedes;Yoenis Céspedes