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Fidel Castro Sworn in as President of Cuba, 1959 – Landmark Events
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Cuban Sugar Kings Foundation
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Trading with the Enemy by Tom Miller
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Cuban Sugar Kings Foundation
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Major League Baseball in Puerto Rico – Society for American
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Cuba's Been Losing Its Best Baseball Players to America
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For many Southern California Cuban-Americans, Castro's death is
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Luis Tiant - Wikipedia
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Cuba–US: Baseball and the Cold War
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Revolution, expropriation and the Havana Sugar Kings - NBC Sports
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Last Seasons in Havana
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Debunking A Myth: Fidel Castro Was Not Scouted By The New York
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The Short but Exciting Life of the Havana Sugar Kings – Society
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Ted Bowsfield – Society for American Baseball Research
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For many Southern California Cuban-Americans, Castro's death is