In the 1940's, Carlos Manuel Sandiago played baseball in the "Negro Leagues" for the New York Cubans. In 1951 he was invited to try out for the Cleveland Indians, however, he was drafted into the US army and sent to Korea. (Was this just a coincidence, or was there a pattern of keeping black ball players out of the majors? OK, so I am a conspiracy theory nut).
(Source: The Record newspaper Obituary section on December 22, 2008)
(Source: The Record newspaper Obituary section on December 22, 2008)
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