José Borges (1882 – after 1909) was a Cuban baseball

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and second baseman in the

Cuban League The Cuban League was one of the earliest and longest lasting professional baseball leagues outside the United States, operating in Cuba from 1878 to 1961. The schedule usually operated during the winter months, so the league was sometimes known a ...

and

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s. He played from 1902 to 1909 with several clubs, including Almendares, Nuevo Criollo and

Club Fé Club Fé were a Cuban baseball team in the Cuban League based in Havana. They played in 1882, 1885, from 1887-1890, and again from 1901 to 1914. Fé first played during the 1882 season, which was canceled after four games and all game results wher ...

, as well as competing in the

Negro leagues The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be ...

for the Cuban Stars.

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1882 births Cuban League players Cuban baseball players Cuban Stars (West) players Club Fé players Year of death unknown Nuevo Criollo players {{Cuba-baseball-pitcher-stub