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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 "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 .
Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico (290 P) P. Puerto Rican baseball players by populated place ...
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.
Cepeda was one of the first great Puerto Rican baseball players. ... it was Cepeda who won MVP unanimously after slashing .325/.399/.524 with 25 homers and a league-best 25 RBI.
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 ]
His father was a professional baseball player in Puerto Rico, where he was known as "Perucho" and "the Bull", and was widely considered one of the best players of his generation. [2] Orlando was thus known as "the Baby Bull". Cepeda saw his father play baseball for the first time in 1946, and was instantly interested in the game. [3] [4]
Francisco ("Paquito") Montaner García [note 1] (August 16, 1894 – April 5, 1945) was a Puerto Rican pitcher from Ponce.He was the first baseball player to throw a "no-hitter" in Puerto Rican baseball, [2] [3] an event that took place on 10 December 1911. [3]