Streaking into history and Hispanic Heritage Month

By César Augusto Márquez

This week in béisbol: Cleveland’s winning streak, Mexican Independence Day and Latino pride.

The amazing Indians stole the spotlight a bit from the start of Hispanic Heritage Month. The Indians became the story of the week, if not the season, when they set an American League record by winning 22 games in a row and clinching the Central Division for the second straight year. This Tribe has a strong Latino core, including Francisco Lindor, Carlos Santana, José Ramírez and Carlos Carrasco. They shared their thoughts about the historic achievement.

Somos Latinos

Major League Baseball’s Hispanic Heritage Month festivities began last week and players eagerly showed their Latino pride, like the Yankees’ Dellin Betances and Luis Severino.

The Orioles’ Ubaldo Jiménez told La Vida Baseball how much it means to be Latino.

Looking Up in L.A.

While the Indians watched their win streak come to an end, another powerhouse team, the Dodgers, celebrated the end of their 11-game losing skein, part of a 1-16 slide. Yasiel Puig made sure to show his joy.

Rocky Mountain Brotherhood

Venezuelan Carlos González has found a home in Denver with the Rockies, which has led to an unlikely friendship with one of the team’s legends, the Mexican Vinny Castilla, whom he considers family.

One Step At A Time

Not only is 19-year-old Ronald Acuña of Venezuela the Braves’ organization player of the year, but also Baseball America’s minor league player of the year. And while many of us wonder why he never got called up, he’s already made friends in the majors, including Dominican José Reyes of the Mets.

Mexican Fiestas

This week, Mexico celebrated two major holidays — Día del Charro on Thursday and Grito de la Independencia, or the Cry of Dolores, on Saturday. In case you didn’t know, a modern charro is a gentleman, finely dressed from head to toe. Just look at the Dodgers’ Adrián González.

There Are Other Sports?

The regular season is winding down and teams are fighting for the playoffs. But that’s not the only fight drawing the players’ attention. Yankees pitcher Luis Cessa made time to watch Saturday’s middleweight championship bout between Canelo Álvarez and GGG (Gennady Golovkin).

I’m sorry to remind my boxing friends, but in baseball, there are no draws.

Never forget

Last Monday was the anniversary of 9/11. Even players who weren’t born in the United States, like the Mariners’ Cuban first baseman Yónder Alonso, paid their respects.

Featured Image: Cleveland Indians Twitter