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This is generally true. But there are some countries where the sport of choice is baseball. Last month, Robert Alomar was inducted into the Baseball of Fame, joining fellow Boricuas Roberto Clemente and Orlando Cepeda. There are other Latinos in the...
Cardinal Gibbons High School senior lacrosse players Alex Lambert and Josh St. Thomas helped rally the National League over the American League 12-5 in front of a crowd of 5,500 on Saturday at Fort Lauderdale Stadium. “I’ve been a bat boy for this...
People watch plaques honoring former baseball players Roberto Alomar, Orlando Cepeda, Roberto Clemente, all from Puerto Rico, and Tony Perez, from Cuba, during an exhibition in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. Members of the The... View Photo »
Orestes Minoso was the Jackie Robinson for all Latinos; the first star who opened doors for all Latin American players. He was everybody's hero. I wanted to be Minoso. Clemente wanted to be Minoso.
I'm just overwhelmed to be in the presence of everyone in this room." In addition to Koufax, Mays and Seaver, Hall of Famers who were in attendance included Luis Aparicio, Orlando Cepeda, Goose Gossage, Ralph Kiner, Juan Marichal, Joe Morgan, Phil...
From his baseball-reference page, the most similar batters at the same age are Eddie Murray, Juan Gonzalez, Jose Canseco, Mark Texeira, Greg Luzinski, Darryl Strawberry, Kent Hrbek, Boog Powell, Jim Rice, and Orlando Cepeda. Luzinski, Hrbek, and Powell...
Santurce fans “gave back” to Brown by making collections for him in the stands after each of his home runs. Puerto Rico has produced an impressive list of big league players: the aforementioned Roberto Clemente & Orlando Cepeda, Roberto Alomar, Sandy...
A fan poses for pictures next to a plaque honoring former baseball player Roberto Alomar during an exhibition in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. Members of the The Cooperstown National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum staff took the... View Photo »
West is the game's MVP. 1973 - Orlando Cepeda becomes the first player signed specifically to be a designated hitter. He signs with the Boston Red Sox one week after the DH rule is approved. 1976 - Pittsburgh wins the Super Bowl for the second straight...
SAN JUAN, P.R. — This used to be the climax of baseball’s peak season in Puerto Rico. The storied winter league lured many of Major League Baseball’s biggest Puerto Rican stars back to the island — from Roberto Clemente and Orlando Cepeda to Roberto...
Orlando Manuel Cepeda Pennes (born September 17, 1937) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. Full Article
People watch plaques honoring former baseball players Roberto Alomar, Orlando Cepeda, Roberto Clemente, all from Puerto Rico, and Tony Perez, from Cuba, during an exhibition in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. Members of the The Cooperstown National Baseball Hall of Fame...
View Photo »San Francisco Giants center fielder Andres Torres, left, talks with Giants Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda, right, during the third inning of their spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Scottsdale, Ariz. , Friday, March 18, 2011.
View Photo »A fan poses for pictures next to a plaque honoring former baseball player Roberto Alomar during an exhibition in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. Members of the The Cooperstown National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum staff took the famous plaques of Hall of Famers...
View Photo »A fan, wearing a T-shirt with an image of former baseball player Roberto Alomar, poses for pictures next to a plaque honoring Alomar during an exhibition in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. Members of the The Cooperstown National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum staff...
View Photo »Hall of Famer Willie Mays, right, is joined by former San Francisco Giants teammates, from left, Gaylord Perry, Orlando Cepeda and Willie McCovey, and former Negro Leagues teammates Jimmy Zapp and Bill Greason during a ceremony for Mays' 80th birthday, before a baseball game between the...
View Photo »From left, past San Francisco Giants Rookie of the Year award winners John Montefusco, Gary Matthews, Orlando Cepeda, Willie McCovey and Willie Mays sit to watch Giants catcher Buster Posey receive his 2010 National League Rookie of the Year award, before the Giants' baseball game against...
View Photo »People watch plaques honoring former baseball players Roberto Alomar, Orlando Cepeda, Roberto Clemente, all from Puerto Rico, and Tony Perez, from Cuba, during an exhibition in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. Members of the The Cooperstown National Baseball Hall of Fame...
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