Remembering the 81st anniversary of Pedro Betancourt Amateur Baseball League (+photos and audio).

Since its founding in 1944, the Pedro Betancourt Amateur Baseball League has become a benchmark in Matanzas, promoting players who marked an era.

Since its founding in 1944, the Pedro Betancourt Amateur Baseball League has become a benchmark in Matanzas, promoting players who marked an epoch.

During its years of activity, it not only promoted excellence on the diamond, but also reinforced the sense of identity and community through baseball. We spoke with Emilio Morales Álvarez, historian of the Héctor Mederos Argüelles Sports Museum of this territory, who highlighted the impact of the league and the commitment and dedication of its members in the development of such an identifying sports discipline on the island.

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Precisely, and on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of its creation, multiple photographs, awards, documents and other pieces lead the month’s exhibition that the facility dedicates to such a great baseball structure.

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The Pedro Betancourt Amateur Baseball League survives as an essential exponent to understand the evolution of the sport in the largest Antillean Island.

Its footprint, carefully preserved and disseminated through the museum’s work, is evidence of the passion, talent and capacity for self-improvement of a people that, more than a mere game, has made baseball a true expression of identity and collective pride.

Written by Yadiel Barbón.