Diamonds Around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball
- ISBN-10
- 0313322686
- ISBN-13
- 9780313322686
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 607
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Greenwood Publishing Group
- Author
- Peter C. Bjarkman
Description
Looks at the history of baseball in a variety of countries, including Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Cuba, and includes profiles of each country's teams and top players.
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