My first visit to Cuba was as a 12-year-old in 1956. My parents took me to Havana via boat from Miami so they could enjoy the rollicking atmosphere of Havana. Gambling, high end and low end entertainment, bargain shopping – haggling expected – and the relaxed atmosphere. Now I had the opportunity to return almost 60 years later.
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Before the talent explosion in the Dominican Republic the significant hotbed for Caribbean baseball was Cuba. The major league rosters had Cuban players for decades – or, at least, white Cuban players. That, of course, expanded after Jackie Robinson.