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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.
Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker [a] (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβeɾto enˈrike kleˈmente (ɣ)walˈkeɾ]; August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, primarily as a right fielder.
Roberto Clemente Zabala (born August 17, 1965), better known as Roberto Clemente Jr., [1] is a baseball broadcaster and former professional baseball player from San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was born in the Santurce barrio. His father and namesake Roberto Clemente was the first Latin American player to compile 3,000 hits in Major League Baseball ...
Pages in category "Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 290 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Roberto Clemente is considered one of Puerto Rico's most important Major League Baseball players and became the first Latin American player to enter the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. As a humanitarian, he became known for his philanthropic activities and for being outspoken in civic issues that affected the Hispanic and Latino ...
Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico (290 P) P. Puerto Rican baseball players by populated place (3 C) ... Pages in category "Puerto Rican baseball players"
Benjamin José Molina, Jr., was born on July 20, 1974, in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, to Gladys Matta and Benjamín Molina Sr., the oldest of three boys.He attended Maestro Ladislao Martínez High School in Vega Alta, graduating with honors.
The Puerto Rican Winter League, known officially as the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League, was created in 1938 and Cepeda was one of the first Latin American players who was signed to a contract. In the first four years of the Puerto Rican League's existence, he was its leading hitter, collecting 293 hits in 713 at bats for a .411 average.