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Havana, December 12 (RHC) -A plaque dedicated to African-American baseball athletes who played for the Leopardos de Santa Clara team was unveiled in Santa Clara in front of the grounds of the former La Boulanger Park in this central Cuban city.
The Leopardos de Santa Clara were a franchise created in 1922 to expand the Cuban League to other cities on the island. Their performance over nearly two decades in the Caribbean’s premier professional baseball tournament led them to win the title four times.
The unveiling was part of the scientific conference and related events on Identity, Society, and Culture: The Shared History of Baseball in Cuba, the Caribbean, and the United States, which concluded this Friday in Santa Clara, the capital of the central Cuban province of Villa Clara.
