Cuba's Baseball Defectors: The Inside Story

by Peter C Bjarkman and Peter C. Bjarkman

Book Overview

The stellar play and fascinating backstories of exiled Cuban sluggers and hurlers in Major League Baseball (MLB) has become one of the biggest headlines in America's national pastime. On-field exploits by colorful Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, American League rookie-of-the-year Jos Abreu, home run derby champion Yoenis C spedes, radar-gun busting Cincinnati fast-baller Aroldis Chapman, and a handful of others have been further enhanced by feel-good...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442247983
• ISBN13: 9781442247987
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"