Cuban Federation League

The new league was bankrolled by Julio Blanco Herrera, the owner of the Estadio La Tropical; his stadium had hosted Cuban League games for over a decade, until the more-established circuit left for the more modern Estadio El Cerro (or Gran Stadium) across town.

The Matanzas club (not to be confused with the earlier Cuban League side of the same name) played at the historic Palmar de Junco stadium.

Federation League players in 1946 included Fermin Guerra and Gilberto Torres, both of the Washington Senators, among others.

[4] The federation was dealt another blow when the Cuban League announced a pact with MLB, ending the threat of suspension for its players.

But now its successor was conceived to give refuge to the "outlaws" from Organized Baseball, who were the stars of the game in Cuba.Aside from the blacklisted Cubans, the Liga Nacional included many foreign "jumpers" who had been banned by MLB, including Danny Gardella, Napoleon Reyes, and Luis Olmo.