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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 .
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.
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 ]
Santiago Rosario (July 25, 1939 – September 6, 2013) was a first baseman and corner outfielder who played briefly for the Kansas City Athletics during the 1965 season. Listed at 5' 11", 165 lb., Rosario batted and threw left handed.
José Antonio Hernández Figueroa (born July 14, 1969) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball player and coach.Hernández played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an infielder for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Philadelphia Phillies from 1991 to 2006.
Sports portal; Biography portal; Puerto Rico portal ... Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico (1 C, 153 P)
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 .
Pages in category "Puerto Rican baseball players" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.