Bernie Williams from Puerto Rico, Tony Pena from the Dominican Republic, infielder Manny Trillo from Venezuela, third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez from Mexico, outfielder Tony Oliva from Cuba and outfielder Ben Oglivie from Panama will be inducted into the Latino Baseball Hall of Fame on February 11, 2012 in a ceremony at the Altos de Chavón […]
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Cuban-American Alex Meruelo: First Latino owner of an NBA Franchise
August 7, 2011 
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A defining moment in Sports history: Alex Meruelo, owner of The Meruelo Group and LA Pizza Loca, has purchased a majority share of the Atlanta Hawks for an amount to be announced Monday. Meruelo, the New York-born son of Cuban immigrants who currently lives in Los Angeles, will become the first Hispanic owner of an […]
Read more Latino Dominance In Major League Baseball
July 13, 2011 2 Comments
By Efrain Nieves & Victoria Cepeda As we take a break and fall into the middle of Baseball season, we start to reflect on the past time of Baseball. Many of us grew up learning of great Latino Baseball players such as Roberto Clemente, Fernando Valenzuela, Juan Marichal. With only a small percentage of players, Latinos still held a strong […]
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