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

1947 Cuba, where the most memorable season in the history of the Cuban League coincided with Jackie Robinson’s spring training on the island before he made his major-league debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers

César Brioso is a digital producer and former baseball editor for USA TODAY Sports. In his 25 years as a sports journalist, he has written for the Miami Herald and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.