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El Profe: The Legend and Influence of Horacio Martínez
Pancho Coimbre: Clemente mentor and underappreciated legend
La Vida Voices: Dennis Martínez’s Life
El Profe: When a Hall of Famer calls, you answer the phone
La Vida Voices: The Game with Plácido Polanco
El Profe: Rachel Robinson standing tall and proud
El Profe: Gotta Go Meet Millito
Millito Navarro: First black Puerto Rican in the Negro Leagues
La Vida Voices: Tony Oliva’s Journey
A country boy from Pinar del Río, Oliva overcame language barriers, cultural differences and racial prejudice to win three hitting crowns.
Arte Moreno: First Latino owner with a Latino player in the HOF
For Moreno, the first Latino majority owner of a major sports team in the United States, there is pride and joy in seeing Vladimir Guerrero in the Hall of Fame.
Vladimir Guerrero’s whirlwind Hall of Fame celebration
From New York to Dominican Republic, Vladimir Guerrero celebrated his election to Cooperstown with family, friends and his hometown.
El Profe: My Time as a Hall of Fame Voter
El Profe got to cast a HOF vote on the 2006 Special Election Committee. The day was bittersweet.
Latino baseball celebrates Vlad’s Cooperstown induction
When the HOF announced Vlad's election, the Latino baseball world erupted with pride, including Pudge Rodríguez, Pedro Martínez and Albert Pujols.
The Many Lives of Freddy García
A World Series hero in Chicago and the second-winningest Venezuelan pitcher in MLB history, García is bedazzling batters this winter at age 41.
For Your Consideration: Sammy Sosa
Slammin' Sammy was the first Latino to 500 and 600 home runs. And the only player to hit 60 three times. But to many HOF voters, that is not enough for induction.
Editor’s Choice: My Clemente
Roberto Clemente touched so many people in so many ways that almost everyone seems to have a 'My Clemente' story. Here are our favorites from 2017.
Editor’s Choice: Stories From Inside the HOF
'Stories from Inside the HOF' are vignettes about artifacts in Cooperstown's collection. Here are our favorites from 2017, including The Great One's scouting report.
For Your Consideration: Vladimir Guerrero
Flawed and exciting, Guerrero missed the HOF by 15 votes last year. He hit for average and power, and was always worth the price of admission.
For Your Consideration: Édgar Martínez
Martínez crushed Mariano. Gave Pedro fits. Yet despite outstanding metrics, voters haven't looked kindly on the career of Seattle's all-time great DH.