The most popular sport in Cuba is baseball

The most popular sport in Cuba is baseball. That is one of the Things About Cuba You Should Know. Baseball is said to have originated in Cuba in the 1860s. Historians argue about its emergence on the island: it has been attributed in part to American sailors who moored on the island, and in part to Cuban students coming home after attending schools and institutions in the United States. The sport was prohibited on the island by the then-Spanish rulers of Cuba in 1869, which is said to have given it a boost since it became emblematic of the battle for freedom and independence from Spain. The prohibition did not last long, and the first formal games were held in 1874.

It had become the most popular sport in Cuba by the early 1900s, and it still is today (though if dominoes were to be categorised as a sport, then it would be a close call). Cuban baseball is played both formally in stadiums and informally in parks and side streets. Games are also shown on Cuban television on a regular basis.