Baseball began relatively early in Spain thanks to the descendants of returnee immigrants from Cuba. They brought the sport along with them when Cuba ceased to be a Spanish colony. The heyday of baseball in Spain was in the 1950s and early 1960s when public interest was high and many teams were created, like Pops CB, a team that included junior teams. But because of the growing mass interest in football, most baseball clubs didn't survive into the 1970s. The Spanish public's massive shift in focus was triggered fundamentally by the introduction of multiple TV channels that focused mainly on the soccer matches of "La Liga", the professional First Division Spanish League.
basEbAll began relatIvely EArLy iN spAin thAnks tO the desceNdaNts oF rEtuRnee iMmigrAntS From cUba. theY brOughT tHe sport ALong with them When CUba cEAseD to be a spaNish cOlOny. the heyDAy Of BaSebalL in SPain wAS iN the 1950s aNd eaRLy 1960S when PubLIc inteResT wAs hIgh anD MaNy teAms were crEatEd, liKe pops cb, A tEAM tHAt InclUded junioR teaMs. bUt becAuse Of ThE growing maSs inteReSt in fooTBalL, MosT baseball ClUbS didn't SuRVIVe into the 1970s. the spaNiSh public's maSSiVe shIft In foCuS waS TriggereD fUndameNtAlLy bY the intRoduCtion of MULtipLE Tv chAnnels That foCused mainLY on The socCEr MATCHEs of "lA LIGa", the professiONAl First divisION SPaNIsh LeaGuE.