Baseball with a Latin Beat: A History of the Latin American Game

by Peter C. Bjarkman

Since Cuba's Esteban Bellan made his debut for the Troy Haymakers of the National Association in 1871, Latin Americans have played a large role in the major leagues. Nearly 15 percent of big league rosters are made up of Latinos, while the region's colorful and competitive winter leagues have been a proving ground for up-and-coming major league players and managers.

Early Latin American stars were barred purely because of the color of their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0899509738
• ISBN13: 9780899509730
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 486 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher