Tom Van Hyning

Part IV begins with the January 23-27, 1981 Finals between second-place Mayagüez (31-30) and fourth-place Caguas (29-31). It transitions to some Bevacqua big-league highlights, 1981-85.

Part II ended with Mayagüez winning the February 4-9, 1978 Caribbean Series (CS) in Mazatlán, Mexico. Part III focuses on Bevacqua’s 1978-79 and 1980-81 Mayagüez

Part I ended with Bevacqua in the February 4-9, 1977 Caribbean Series (CS) with Caguas. Part II picks up with his 1977-78 Puerto Rico Winter

Kurt Bevacqua became a 1975 baseball celebrity during the Boston-Cincinnati Fall Classic when he bested Johnny Oates in Joe Garagiola’s/Bazooka/Topps Bubble Gum Contest. Bevacqua, born