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Location of Puerto Rico's main island (green) Puerto Rico currently has the fourth-most active players in Major League Baseball (MLB) among Latin American jurisdictions, behind the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Cuba. [1] More than three hundred players from the archipelago have played in the major leagues since 1926.
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 ...
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.
Rodríguez was born in Manatí, Puerto Rico and raised in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. His father, José was his baseball coach [4] and his mother, Eva Torres, was an elementary school teacher. [5] Iván's first job involved delivering flyers in the shopping malls in Puerto Rico. [6] He learned baseball at an early age, his biggest rival being Juan ...
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 ...
Victor Felipe Pellot Pové (November 1, 1927 – November 29, 2005 [1]), known professionally as Vic Power, was a Puerto Rican professional baseball first baseman.He played twelve seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia / Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles / California Angels, and Philadelphia Phillies, from 1954 through 1965.
José Manuel Oquendo Contreras (born July 4, 1963), nicknamed "the Secret Weapon", is a Puerto Rican former infielder and current coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He currently serves as Minor League Infield Coordinator of the St. Louis Cardinals, an organization with whom he has been affiliated since 1985.
His .172 batting average was the lowest of all AL players with 200 or more plate appearances. [26] [27] He struggled especially in the clutch; in games that were late and close, he batted .089/.226/.178. [28] He was the second-slowest catcher in major league baseball, and the slowest player on the Astros, with a sprint speed of 23.5 feet/second ...