CUBAN BASEBALLBy Deon Ervans

How they learned of the game

Around 1860 baseball was introduced to Cuba.

The Cubans had learned the game from kids that had come back from school in the united states.

Soon they started a baseball club. That baseball club was the Fordham

baseball club.

How it all started

They believed that baseball showed freedom and egalitarianism.

Esteban Bellan was the first Cuban to play major league in the united states.

Between 1863 and 1868 bellan played baseball for the Fordham hill baseball club.

The first game

Around 1878 there were three teams the Almendares, Habana, and Mantanzas

On December 29, 1978 the first Cuban baseball game was played

Habana played against Almendares and won 21 to 20

The Habana teams captain was bellan Bellan then took the team all the way to

the championship game to win

Cuban baseball rules

There were forty-two paces from home to first and forty-two paces from home to third base

The game has 21 counts or acesThe first team to score 21 aces (now called

runs) to winBefore 1884 you had to pitch the baseball

underhandIf a ball is knocked outside the range of the

first and third base it’s foul

Rules Continued

In 1858 fouls were counted as strikes If a batter swings and misses it is

considered a strike If the ball is hit into the air and is caught

it is considered a handout If a runner is touched with the ball they

are out

Protective gear (catcher)

The protective gear you see in the lower right corner is for a catcher

The helmet/facemask is to protect the catcher from getting hit in the head or face

The body padding is to protect the catcher from getting hurt in the chest or stomach area if he/she does not catch the ball

The shin guards are to protect the catcher from getting a broken shin

Protective gear (batter)

The protective gear for a batter is a helmet and groin guard

The helmet is to protect the batter from getting hurt extremely from a baseball

A groin guard is to protect the lower area

How much the equipment has changed

This is one of the original baseball gloves This is one of the newer gloves This is an original baseball bat This is one of the newest baseball bats

How much the equipment has changed (continued)

This is one of the original baseball catcher face mask

This is one of the newest baseball catcher face masks

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