Cesar Brioso is a seasoned sports journalist and digital producer for USA Today Sports and a lifelong fan and historian of Cuban Baseball. His books, Havana Hardball (University of Florida Press, 2015) and Last Seasons in Havana (University of Nebraska Press, 2019) offer insight into the professional baseball scene in the Republic of Cuba before the Cuban Revolution. He also has some excellent writing available on a number of websites all over the internet, including his own Cuba Béisbol. You can follow Cesar on twitter @cbrioso and see upcoming events for the book at its facebook page.

Read Cesar's Work:

Last Seasons in Havana: The Castro Revolution and the End of Professional Baseball in Cuba

Havana Hardball: Spring Training, Jackie Robinson, and The Cuban League

Some Highlights:

How Cesar Brioso became a fan of Cuban Baseball

From fan to authority on the subject

Combing the archives and collecting interviews for information

The Cuban Game

The Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro and Baseball

Jackie Robinson in Havana

Big Leagers in Cuban winter ball

Havana Sugar Kings win the League

Family challenges in the Cuban Revolution

Suggestions:

Steven: University of Florida, Digital Library of the Caribbean

Cesar: Professor Richard Megraw's "The American Game" course at the University of Alabama, with special guest lecturer Cesar Brioso.

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