Baseball Federation of Cuba

The Baseball Federation of Cuba (Federación Cubana de Béisbol) is the governing body of the sport of baseball within Cuba.[2][3] In 2018 a deal was struck between MLB and the Baseball Federation of Cuba was struck so that cuban baseball players no longer had to defect to play professional baseball.[4], given the ban on all professional baseball in the country.

Baseball Federation of Cuba
SportBaseball
JurisdictionNational
Founded1938[1]
AffiliationWorld Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)
Cuba

History

Baseball Federation of Cuba was established in 1938.[5]

When the professional Cuban League was dismantled in 1961 after the dictatorship of Fidel Castro was established , to be replaced by the amateur Cuban national baseball system administered by the Baseball Federation of Cuba.

See also

References
  1. "WBSC Americas".
  2. "Miami group hopes to field team of Cuban major leaguers in WBC, but international rules make it unlikely".
  3. Wagner, James (15 June 2022). "For Cuban Stars, the World Baseball Classic Remains a Dream". The New York Times.
  4. "MLB, MLBPA reach deal with Cuban Federation". MLB.com.
  5. "Emisora Habana Radio » El béisbol en los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe (I)".


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