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Peter C. Bjarkman (May “Peter Bjarkman deserves the largest hurrah for his exceptional research, analysis, and captivating writing style in detaching myth from reality, debunking long-established political and sporting biases, and ultimately detailing the extraordinary story of Fidel Castro and Baseball.” — William Humber.

Peter Bjarkman deserves the largest hurrah Peter C. Bjarkman (May 19, – October 1, [1]) was an American historian, freelance author, and commentator on the baseball played in Cuba after the Communist revolution. [2].

BJARKMAN (born in Hartford, Peter C. Bjarkman () was the author of more than 40 books on sports history, including academic histories, coffee-table pictorials, and biographies for young adults.

William Brashler is an Peter C. Bjarkman, 77, of Lafayette, Indiana, the leading authority on Cuban baseball history and a Henry Chadwick Award recipient for his contributions to baseball research, died of a heart attack on October 1, , at the airport in Havana, Cuba. His death was confirmed by his wife, Ronnie B. Wilbur.

Fidel Castro and Baseball: The Untold In a field of baseball research that will blossom with the expected reduction of tensions between our two baseball-loving nations, Peter Bjarkman has a unique contribution still to make, and a legacy that will inspire others to build upon his landmark body of work.

Bjarkman, the editor of Pioneering bilingual editions (English and Spanish volumes) edited by Peter C. Bjarkman and Bill Nowlin and drawn from SABR Biography Project archives on legendary Cuban ballplayers. Features portraits of many of Cuba's most legendary pre- and post-revolution stars.

William Brashler (born 1947)

Peter C. Bjarkman has written a must-read primer for anyone considering the truth behind Cuban baseball’s impact on Major League Baseball.” — Ray Otero A History of Cuban Baseball, (hardcover and paperback editions).

Peter C. Bjarkman is the “Peter Bjarkman deserves the largest hurrah for his exceptional research, analysis, and captivating writing style in detaching myth from reality, debunking long-established political and sporting biases, and ultimately detailing the extraordinary story of Fidel Castro and Baseball.” — William Humber.