after world war ii, some teams trained outside of the united states. the brooklyn dodgers trained in havana, cuba in 1947 and 1949, and in the dominican republic in 1948. the new york yankees also trained in the early 1950s in cuba and the dominican republic. spring training camps and games were also held in hawaii, puerto rico, and various cities of northern mexico, sometimes by visiting major league teams in the 1950s and 1960s.