Victoria Hernandez from USA Today Sports writes about Dominican-American Alex Rodriguez — A-Rod — partnering with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF), the leading Hispanic scholarship organization, to offer opportunities in sports business for college students! Click HERE to read more! PHOTO: Jim Mone, AP
Over at Remezcla, Yara Simon writes about the tribute paid by the World Series champs to the Dominican Republic in honor of the Washington Nationals win. To learn more, click HERE. Photo: Getty Images
Yahoo Sports writes about New York Mets Dominican manager Luis Rojas explaining the importance of baseball in Dominican culture! Click HERE to watch the video! PHOTO: MLB
A big thanks to Sheila O’Malley for pointing us toward Surviving Grady’s lovely appreciation of Pedro Martinez, Dominican Jedi Knight. Strong. Pedro Martinez: Greatest Red Sox Pitcher of My Lifetime and Dominican Jedi Knight: Through the years, I’ve made a lot of jokes about putting my fist through a wall during a Red Sox game. […]
Over at NBC News Latino, Nicole Acevedo writes about trailblazer Jessica Mendoza, the first woman who is a solo analyst for a national package of MLB game! This is not the first time she makes history! Click HERE to view more details! Photo: Juan DeLeon / Icon Sportswire via AP file
Garrett Greene from wlox.com writes about Venezuelan MLB player Luis Castro and all of the accolades that he has obtained in his career! Click HERE to read more! PHOTO: Boise Hawks/Adam Eschbach/IPT
“Ever since Estevan “The Cuban Sylph” Bellán played third base for the Troy (N.Y.) Haymakers of the National Association in the early 1870s, baseball has been an important part of the lives of Latinos in the U.S. and around the world. To commemorate the cultural influence of the game on Puerto Rico and in Hispanic […]
Over at Miami Herald, Jorge Ebro writes about Miami-raised Cuban-American Raynel Delgado who learned how to play baseball Cuban style, is currently a part of the Cleveland Indians, and is on his way to the MLB! Click HERE for more info. PHOTO: Raynel Delgado Instagram
Nigel Thompson from Al Día writes about Cuban-American baseball player Eddy Alvarez and Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz proudly representing their Hispanic culture in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Click HERE to read more! PHOTO: Eddy Alvarez/Alejandro Sanz
ESPN shares frustration about baseball legend, Minnie Miñoso, not being in Baseballs Hall of Fame. “Orestes “Minnie” Miñoso, the legendary Cuban player for the Chicago White Sox, was on the mind of many during MLB’s recent trip to Cuba for a spring training exhibition with the Tampa Bay Rays taking on the Cuban national team.” […]