Milton Jamail
Contributor
Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin. Author of Full Count: Inside Cuban Baseball.
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Pedro Martínez is a professional baseball player who was one of the greatest pitchers of all time. Martínez began his journey to the major leagues by signing with the National League Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988 and made his major league debut with the Dodgers in 1992. In 1993 he was traded to the…
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Publications (1)
Full Count: Inside Cuban Baseball (Writing Baseball) (April 2000)
In his comprehensive and vibrant picture of baseball in Cuba, Milton H. Jamail explores the sport’s relationship to U.S. baseball. Jamail, whose personal love of the game matches that of the Cubans, examines the roots and traditions of baseball on the island and explains why Cubans play such excellent baseball. His analysis of the development of Cuban baseball after the 1959 takeover by Fidel Castro includes a detailed description of the formation of the Cuban amateur baseball system that has...
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