February 17th in Baseball History, Baseball Lore, Callum, International Baseball by Callum Hughson .
Los Barbudos – The “Bearded Ones”
What do you do when you have just overthrown the Cuban government? If you are Fidel Castro – you start a barnstorming baseball team!
Five days after Castro had seized power in Cuba, members of Castro’s guerilla army - known as the 26th of July Movement - were invited to attend a Havana Cuba Sugar Kings game for free. These guerillas were known as “Barbudos” …
