This past April 15th, baseball celebrated 66 years since the debut of the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era, Jackie Robinson. While we honored the importance of this historical event, we began to think of the many Afro Latinos who played in the league, and that is when we stumbled […]
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Latino Dominance In Major League Baseball
July 13, 2011 
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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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