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Martín Magdaleno Dihigo Llanos (May 25, 1906 [a] – May 20, 1971), called "The Immortal" and "The Maestro", was a Cuban pitcher, utility player, and manager.He played in the Negro leagues and Latin American winter leagues from 1923 to 1945 as a two-way player, predominantly as a pitcher and a second baseman, although he excelled at all nine positions and later as a manager.
Jim Leyland and Jack McKeon each guided the team to World Series victories, in 1997 and 2003, respectively; [15] however, the team has never won a division title. Marlins managers have never lost a playoff series, and Miami is the only franchise in Major League Baseball to accomplish the feat. [16] McKeon is the franchise leader in wins (281). [15]
Alfonso Carrasquel Colón, better known as Chico Carrasquel (January 23, 1926 – May 26, 2005), was a Venezuelan professional baseball player, coach, scout and manager. [1] He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop from 1950 to 1959, most prominently as a member of the Chicago White Sox where he became the first Latin American in MLB history to start in an All-Star Game in 1951. [2]
Two pals play ball by day, perform in vaudeville by night. Up the River: 1930 Comedy A game behind bars brings Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart out of the pen. Fireman, Save My Child: 1932 Comedy Joe E. Brown as a small-town fireman who is also the town's star ballplayer. Elmer, the Great: 1933 Drama Joe E. Brown as an egotistical Chicago Cubs ...
Christy Mathewson played one season with the Cincinnati Reds as a player-manager, then remained as their manager. John McGraw retired as a player in 1906, but managed the New York Giants until 1932. Frank Robinson became the first African-American manager in MLB history when he was named player-manager of the Cleveland Indians in 1975. [19]
Manny's youngest son, Tony, played extensively through the minor leagues and also coached for the Dodgers organization. His son Jose was a Spanish language play by play broadcaster for the Los Angeles Angels for 20 years. He joined the Los Angeles Dodgers Spanish language broadcast team in 2022. Manny was married to Margarita Mota for 60 years.
Tim Conroy and Brian Milner are the most recent players to go straight from high school to MLB, having debuted on the same day in 1978. [2] Dave Winfield is the most recent player to jump directly to MLB and subsequently be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Listed below are baseball players who did not play baseball professionally before their ...
Alfonso Ramón López (August 20, 1908 – October 30, 2005) was a Spanish-American professional baseball catcher and manager.He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn Robins / Dodgers, Boston Bees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cleveland Indians between 1928 and 1947, and was the manager for the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox from 1951 to 1965 and during portions of the ...