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The first sanctioned baseball game in the island was played on January 9, 1898, in Santurce, Puerto Rico, where two teams composed of Puerto Rican, American and Cuban players participated. [3] After this game, baseball became a widespread sport and professional and amateur leagues were organized.
Pages in category "American sportspeople of Puerto Rican descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 238 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
After that, he joined the Mexican League from 1973 through 1976, and also was a member of the Leones de Ponce Puerto Rican team that clinched the 1972 Caribbean Series. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Following his playing retirement, Rosario coached in the Puerto Rican league both for Ponce and the Indios de Mayagüez .
Orlando Cepeda was the first Puerto Rican player to start an MLB All-Star Game. (Getty Images) (Bettmann via Getty Images) Cepeda retired in 1974 with no shortage of accomplishments.
He was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. [ 2 ] Vargas was among the first ten Puerto Rican ball players to debut in MLB, making his first appearance for Milwaukee on April 17, 1955, the same day as fellow Boricua Roberto Clemente did it with the Pittsburgh Pirates . [ 3 ]
Hiram Gabriel Bithorn Sosa (March 18, 1916 – December 29, 1951) was a professional right-handed pitcher who became the first baseball player from Puerto Rico to play in Major League Baseball. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ a ]
Puerto Rican sportspeople by sport (48 C) * ... Pages in category "Puerto Rican sportspeople" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Iván Calderón Pérez (March 19, 1962 – December 27, 2003) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball outfielder.He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four teams from 1984 to 1993, and was named an All-Star in 1991.