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Orlando Hernández Pedroso (born October 11, 1965), nicknamed "El Duque" (Spanish for "The Duke"), is a Cuban-born right-handed former professional baseball pitcher.He pitched for the Industriales of the Cuban National Series, the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, and New York Mets of Major League Baseball, and the Cuban national baseball team in international play.
Bárbaro Garbey left Cuba in the Mariel boatlift in 1980. [1] After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, Cuba's economy struggled badly and faced severe repercussions from the embargo. [2] Baseball players began to seek careers in MLB due to the high salaries. In 1991, René Arocha defected. He was followed by Rey Ordóñez in 1993.
Titles bestowed often had the name of a place in Cuba (e.g. Marqués de Pinar del Rio, Conde de Yumurí), the surname of the family (e.g. Marqués de Azpesteguia, Conde de Casa (house) Montalvo) or in remembrance of some Royal favor or deed (e.g. Marqués de la Gratitud, Marqués de la Real Proclamación).
The Super Classic of Cuban National Series takes place six times per season between Industriales and Santiago de Cuba, the Cuban equivalent of the New York Yankees–Boston Red Sox rivalry. The matchup also represents the rivalry between the two cities (La Habana and Santiago de Cuba), dating back to the era when Cuba was a colony of Spain more ...
Hugo O'Donnell y Duque de Estrada [139] 2005 Duke of la Torre: 1862 1862 Carlos Martínez de Campos y Carulla [140] 2001 Duke of Tovar: 1906 1906 Alfonso Figueroa y Melgar [141] 1969 Duke of Uceda: 1610 1610 Pilar Latorre y Téllez-Girón [142] 1981 Duke of la Unión de Cuba: 1847 1847 Rocío Bernaldo de Quirós y Coca [143] 1983 Duke of ...
Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón y Pacheco, 9th Duke of Osuna, Grandee of Spain [note 1] (8 August 1755 – 7 January 1807), was a Spanish nobleman and military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars.
HONG KONG/SEOUL/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -The U.S. Postal Service said it would temporarily suspend parcels from China and Hong Kong, after President Donald Trump ended a trade provision this week used ...
Manuel Antonio Dorta-Duque (June 27, 1896, Matanzas – July 6, 1964, Havana) was a Cuban politician, lawyer, writer, university professor, and signator of the 1940 Constitution of Cuba. He was National Chief of the Order of Knights of Columbus and Rector of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences in Havana.