Cuban Baseball and Castro Experts?

[EddieP]

I thought RFM stood for Radio Free Marti but Radio Marti TV wasn’t formed until the 1980s. The problem with the 1951 student protest against Batista was that Batista didn’t seize power until March 1952. Anti- Batista student protests wouldn’t occur until a few years after and were becoming common in 1955-56.More plausibly the student demonstration could be the 1956 protest in el Estadio Latinoamerica.

I would date the Atan photo 1954-1956.

Some things that may be helpful in dating the Castro photo:

1.Castro didn’t start growing his beard until December 1956
2. Castro was born in Oriente, Cuba where he had his greatest support during his Revolution.
3. Afro-Cubans were not allowed to play in Amateur League Baseball until 1959.

The country’s name on the uniforms seems to indicate some sort of international play ( e.g. Pan Am Games, Amateur World Series), the catcher’s chest protector and glove seems to be about late 1950s early 1960s. I’d reckon the picture was taken after Castro gained power and/or after the professional Cuban Leagues were abolish. I would date this photo 1959-1961.

Please keep us posted.