The Inter-American loop was headed by Bobby Maduro, former owner of the Triple-A Havana Sugar Kings and a longtime scout and front-office executive active in Latin American countries and Major League Baseball.

A 130-game regular season was planned, while the six teams were located in the United States, Panama, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela(2).

The league featured several well-known MLB veterans, with rosters averaging players between 26-29 years of age.

[1] But the new circuit was barely able to complete half its schedule, fatally wounded by "under-capitalized owners, internecine rivalries among Caribbean baseball powers, tropical monsoons, and unreliable air travel.

"[2] On June 17, 1979, the Panama and Puerto Rico teams disbanded, leaving the league with only four clubs.