The 1999 Friendship Ball owned by Fidel Castro - signed by Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro and Raul CastroA softball signed by Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro and Raul Castro in 1999. The only item signed by both Castro and Chavez ever offered for sale that we are aware of. Signed superbly in blue ink at the 1999 Game of Stars baseball match between Cuba and Venezuela in Havana. After the match, all three signed the ball and Chavez and Fidel Castro inscribed messages of commitment to each other. The presidents of both countries and Fidel Castros brother, Raul,