Rafael D. Almeida (July 30, 1887 in Havana, Cuba â€" March 19, 1968 in
Havana, Cuba) was a Major League Baseball third baseman from 1911 to
1913 with the Cincinnati Reds.Almeida and Armando Marsans debuted
together with the Reds on July 4, 1911. They are sometimes named the
first major league players born in Cuba, which is incorrect because
Havana-born Chick Pedroes played in the National League in 1902; in
addition, Cuban-born Steve Bellán played from 1871 to 1873 in the
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NA), a league
whose status as a major league is disputed.Six years before
Cincinnati, Almeida and Marsans both played "Negro baseball" in the
United States as 1905 members of the integrated All Cubans.Almeida
played winter baseball in the Cuban League from 1904 to 1925 and was
one of ten players elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in its
1939 inaugural class.
Havana, Cuba) was a Major League Baseball third baseman from 1911 to
1913 with the Cincinnati Reds.Almeida and Armando Marsans debuted
together with the Reds on July 4, 1911. They are sometimes named the
first major league players born in Cuba, which is incorrect because
Havana-born Chick Pedroes played in the National League in 1902; in
addition, Cuban-born Steve Bellán played from 1871 to 1873 in the
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NA), a league
whose status as a major league is disputed.Six years before
Cincinnati, Almeida and Marsans both played "Negro baseball" in the
United States as 1905 members of the integrated All Cubans.Almeida
played winter baseball in the Cuban League from 1904 to 1925 and was
one of ten players elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in its
1939 inaugural class.
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