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Vladi Jr. and The Machine, the Hall of Fame’s new president and Fernando honored
A child’s first visit to baseball heaven, Dodger Stadium
Robert promoted, Venezuelan players speak out and Strop flashes swag
Vladi Jr. takes over Toronto, young Blue Jays, Nats make history
La Vida Voices: Maria Guardado
Marwin returns to Houston and milestones for Arenado and Abreu
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Easter celebrations, Santana becomes a citizen and a fan asks Altuve for advice
Pedro gets a ring, Edwin leaves with familia, Manny shows some love
La Vida Voices: Maria Torres of the LA Times
Mr. Smile rehabs, Franco goes deep, and proud papa Pudge
Puig back in LA, Papi congratulates runners and a Philly special
Celebrating Jackie Robinson Day, Puig makes a friend and a Padre with his parents
Cuban players come together as MLB, FCB agreement ruled illegal
For many Cuban major leaguers who still have family members living in their native island, it’s often uncomfortable if not actually deemed a risky endeavor to talk openly discuss political issues. So it wasn’t a surprise when the Chicago White Sox’s Yoán
A Boricua Celebration in Boston
Puerto Ricans had lots to celebrate at Boston’s home opener when the Red Sox faced the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park. For us Puerto Ricans, April 9 in Boston was special for two reasons — managers Álex Cora and Charlie Montoyo. My abuelita Mercedes wou
La Vida Voices: Author Peter Kerasotis
Persistence and knowing when you have a good story are two of the keys to success as a journalist. When sportswriter Peter Kerasotis first interviewed Felipe Alou in 2000, he realized Alou was a great interview. The Dominican, then the Montreal Expos mana
History, rings and legends at Fenway and two new citizens in Cleveland
Boston’s Big Day The Red Sox received their rings on Tuesday, and the legends came out for the show. Pedro, Big Papi and Manny were all on hand to share in the festivities. View this post on Instagram Happy Ring Day!!! Congrats to all @redsox team and sta
Red Sox have devoted fan in Caguas mayor
Plenty of people from Álex Cora’s hometown of Caguas, Puerto Rico, will be watching when the Red Sox hold their championship ring ceremony at Fenway Park on April 9. Caguas residents take great pride in Cora’s accomplishment as a native son who became the
King Félix celebrates, Eloy gets down and a special moment in Toronto
Dancing on the South Side White Sox outfielder Eloy Jiménez enjoyed the first three-hit game of his career on Saturday. It’s easy to stay this loose when you’re getting on base.
Ortiz: Sharing a father’s love of baseball through Astros
A Dodger honors Nipsey, Correa reaches milestone, Molina visits museum
La Vida Voices: Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune
Laureano strikes again, Astudillo is clutch, Cuba announced available players
Coffee time for “Cafecito”
Sylvia Lind makes La Esquina Caliente agency reality
A Dominican record, Pudge the fan and Lindor gets another opinion
Dominican Strong This year marked the first Opening Day a country outside the United States had more than 100 players on major league rosters (including injured reserve). This year there were 102 Dominican Republic players on #OpeningDay rosters and inact
La Vida Voices: Reynaldo Cruz Diaz
Baseball captured the imagination of Reynaldo Cruz Diaz well before he became one of the founders of Universo Béisbol, an online digital magazine on Cubans and baseball. The native of Holguin, Cuba, vividly recalls the intensity of listening to games on t
Pedro visits Beltran’s academy, Elvis picks new song
A legendary teacher Pedro Martínez stopped by Carlos Beltrán’s academy in Puerto Rico to share wisdom with the young players and spend quality time with Beltran. Gracias mi hermano @carlosbeltran15 por invitarnos a este espacio de crecimiento, desarrollo,
Sugar celebrates, Puig smiles, and Miggy talks big game
Happy birthday, Sugar! Mets closer Edwin Díaz celebrates his 25th birthday today. The Mets shouted him out on Twitter. Will you retweet them? RT to wish @EdiDiaz44 a Happy Birthday! pic.twitter.com/QydJugpfRw — New York Mets (@Mets) March 22, 2019 Miggy’s
Spellcheck needed for Opening Day rosters
For as long as Latinos have played in the majors, media, fans and teammates have tried to anglicize their names. Even the patron saint of Latino ballplayers, the proud “Great One” Roberto Clemente, couldn’t completely avoid the practice. Clemente bristled
Ichiro walks away a winner, and Cafecito goes into business
Paying respect Ichiro announced that his final game in the big leagues was Thursday’s game in Japan. The Mariners defeated the A’s 5-4 in Ichiro’s last game, which was the score when they beat the A’s in Ichiro’s first game. He had a legendary career that