4 7 ▁Cub an ▁Winter ▁League , ▁including ▁González ' ▁Hab ana ▁club , ▁h ired ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁b anned ▁players ▁in ▁def iance ▁of ▁Ch and ler ' s ▁ed ict , ▁and ▁González ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁champion ▁Card inals ' ▁co aching ▁staff ▁to ▁protest ▁the ▁ban . ▁He ▁was ▁simultaneously ▁ruled ▁in el ig ible ▁from ▁working ▁in ▁U . S . ▁professional ▁baseball . ▁Ch and ler ' s ▁r uling ▁was ▁sharp ly ▁critic ized ▁by ▁the ▁Cub an ▁media ▁— ▁while ▁Martin ▁was ▁a ▁star ▁pitch er ▁for ▁Hab ana ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 – 4 7 . ▁Although ▁Cub an ▁winter ▁league ▁and ▁U . S . ▁baseball ▁officials ▁eventually ▁reached ▁a ▁comprom ise , ▁and ▁the ▁jump ing ▁players ▁were ▁re inst ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁González ▁never ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Card inals ▁or ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Major ▁or ▁minor ▁le agues . ▁ ▁González ▁made ▁a ▁brief ▁appearance ▁in ▁Hem ing way ' s ▁The ▁Old ▁Man ▁and ▁the ▁Sea , ▁when ▁Hem ing way ▁writes ▁" Who ▁is ▁the ▁greatest ▁manager , ▁really , ▁Lu que ▁or ▁Mike ▁González ? ." ▁ ▁González ▁retired ▁as ▁Hab ana ' s ▁League ▁manager ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 2 – 5 3 ▁season ▁and ▁in ▁ret irement ▁remained ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁country . ▁After ▁the ▁Cub an ▁Revolution ▁brought ▁F idel ▁Castro ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁en