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Hidden Past podcast: Cuban Giants of Babylon & baseball on LI - listen here

Baseball and the Town of Babylon have always been a winning combination. The Cuban Giants were an overnight success in 1885.

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Oct 3, 2019, 3:26 PM

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Updated 1,663 days ago

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It's the summer of 1885, the head waiter of the Argyle Hotel in Babylon came up with the idea of putting together a baseball team made up of waiters to entertain guests. The Cuban Giants were an overnight success. 
STORY: Long Island's Hidden Past: Cuban Giants of Babylon
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