5 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 – 5 2 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 2 – 5 3 ). ▁Cub an ▁baseball ▁historian ▁Jorge ▁Fig uer edo ▁calls ▁his ▁ 1 9 2 7 – 2 8 ▁Hab ana ▁team , ▁which ▁included ▁Jud ▁Wilson , ▁Martín ▁Di h igo , ▁Ch ino ▁Smith , ▁Ale j andro ▁O ms , ▁Ram ón ▁Herr era , ▁and ▁Manuel ▁Cu eto , ▁" pro bably ▁the ▁best ▁they ▁ever ▁had ▁in ▁their ▁ill ust ri ous ▁history ." ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 9 4 6 : ▁' In el ig ible ' ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁U . S . ▁organized ▁baseball ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁season , ▁the ▁Mexican ▁League , ▁then ▁an ▁ins urg ent ▁circuit ▁outside ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁" organ ized ▁baseball ", ▁ra ided ▁Major ▁League ▁teams ▁— ▁not ably ▁the ▁Card inals , ▁Gi ants ▁and ▁Brook lyn ▁D od gers ▁— ▁for ▁playing ▁talent , ▁signing ▁Max ▁Lan ier , ▁Lou ▁Klein ▁and ▁Fred ▁Martin ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁Card inals ▁alone . ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Baseball ▁Happy ▁Ch and ler ▁respond ed ▁by ▁b anning ▁the ▁" j ump ing " ▁players ▁for ▁five ▁years , ▁and ▁r uling ▁that ▁any ▁player ▁who ▁competed ▁with ▁or ▁against ▁the ▁jump ers , ▁and ▁any ▁team ▁that ▁employed ▁those ▁b anned ▁players , ▁would ▁also ▁lose ▁their ▁professional ▁baseball ▁el ig ibility . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 –