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Formed after the dissolution of the Cuban League in the wake of the Cuban Revolution, the National Series is a part of the Cuban baseball league system. Between 1961 and 2021, it was the top-level winter league in Cuba; it now operates as a summer league, with the top six National Series teams qualifying for the Cuban Elite League.
In the modern-era of Cuban baseball, starting with the establishment of the National Series in 1961, teams from other parts of the country have enjoyed more success, although Industriales of Havana still hold the most titles (12). For the entire history of the Cuban League and National Series up to 1985, the champion was determined by win-loss ...
The 31st season of the Cuban National Series again featured a four-team postseason bracket tournament, with the semifinal round increased to best-of-five series. Two-time defending champion Henequeneros of Matanzas Province advanced to the championship series, but lost to Industriales of Havana in five games. The league makeup of 18 teams, each ...
The inaugural season of the Cuban National Series was won by Occidentales, composed largely of players from Pinar del Río.. In 1961, the post-revolutionary government outlawed professional sports, including the Cuban League, a small professional baseball league.
Vaqueros de la Habana (Spanish: Havana Cowboys), commonly referred to simply as La Habana, were a baseball team in the Cuban National Series from the 1977–78 season through the 2010–11 season. Representing the former Havana Province ( Provincia de La Habana ), Vaqueros won their first ever National Series in 2008–09 , and reached the ...
The series is followed by a playoff between the two top teams. Its teams are selected from the best players of the National Series. In turn, the Cuba national baseball team was traditionally selected from the players in the Super Series. Five regional teams competed:
Cuba and the U.S. meeting in the World Baseball Classic has sparked a political battle — as well as protests — over the island nation’s appearance in the tournament.
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