The Veracruz Blues
by Mark Winegardner
This is the story of the Mexican League, which was started by a couple of brothers in 1946
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“This book came out in 1997 and isn’t particularly well known. But I like it a lot, and wanted to include it ahead of some of the better known books. This is the story of the Mexican League, which was started by a couple of brothers in 1946. The one in charge was Jorge Pasquel, an industrialist in Mexico who wanted to start a competitor to Major League Baseball, which they stole players away from.” Read more...
Michael Carlson, Sportspersons & Sportswriter
