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Latino stars in major league baseball : from Bobby Abreu to Carlos Zambrano / Jonathan Weeks.
Van Pelt Library GV865.A1 W4197 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weeks, Jonathan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hispanic American baseball players--Biography.
- Hispanic American baseball players.
- Baseball players--Latin America--Biography.
- Baseball players.
- Hispanic American baseball players--History.
- History.
- Latin America.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 283 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
- Summary:
- Latino Stars in Major League Baseball: From Bobby Abreu to Carlos Zambrano celebrates the ever-increasing diversity of baseball in America. It includes more than 140 in-depth profiles of retired and active ballplayers representing countries across Latin America and the Caribbean. For many of these players, the road to "The Show" wasn't easy-discrimination, poverty, language barriers, and government restrictions are major obstacles that Latino players have faced in the past and continue to face today. Jonathan Weeks covers these struggles and more, showing the players' strength, resiliency, and, ultimately, their rise to the top of professional baseball. Latino Stars in Major League Baseball is a definitive collection of the best and brightest Latino ballplayers, both past and present. Full of colorful anecdotes and inspiring stories, this book provides a rich understanding of Latino players' impact on baseball in the United States. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 The Dominican Republic 1
- Origins of Baseball in the Dominican Republic 1
- Major Stars of the Past 2
- Notable Active Players 54
- 2 Puerto Rico 75
- Origins of Baseball in Puerto Rico 75
- Major Stars of the Past 76
- Notable Active Players 109
- 3 Venezuela 117
- Origins of Baseball in Venezuela 117
- Major Stars of the Past 118
- Notable Active Players 145
- 4 Cuba 159
- Origins of Baseball in Cuba 159
- Major Stars of the Past 161
- Notable Active Players 195
- 5 Panama 203
- Origins of Baseball in Panama 203
- Major Stars of the Past 204
- Notable Active Players 222
- 6 Mexico 225
- Origins of Baseball in Mexico 225
- Major Stars of the Past 226
- Notable Active Players 236
- 7 Colombia 239
- Origins of Baseball in Colombia 239
- Major Stars of the Past 240
- Notable Active Players 243
- 8 Nicaragua 247
- Origins of Baseball in Nicaragua 247
- Major star of the past 248
- 9 Curacao 251
- Origins of Baseball in Curacao 251
- Major Star of the Past 252
- Notable Active Players 253
- 10 Honduras 257
- Origins of Baseball in Honduras 257
- Major Star of the Past 258
- 11 Brazil 261
- Origins of Baseball in Brazil 261
- Notable Active Player 262.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Weeks, Jonathan. Latino stars in major league baseball.
- ISBN:
- 9781442281721
- 1442281723
- OCLC:
- 961009154
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