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Latino Stars in Major League Baseball

Jonathan Weeks

2017

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„… 9781442281721 (hard-cover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781442281738 (electronic)Subjects: LCSH: Hispanic American …” „… baseball players—Biography. | Baseball players—LatinAmerica—Biography. | Hispanic American baseball …” „… article, Latin American ballplay-ers held 27 percent of major-league contracts and 40 percent of …”

1 The Dominican Republic S. 1-74

„… recognizedfor his accomplishments in 2007, when he was inducted into the His-panic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall …” „… that set Batista apart from other ball-players. First and foremost was his odd batting stance. A …” „… , George Bell embodied the stereotype of the hot-temperedLatino ballplayer. But others have described him …”

4 Cuba S. 159-202

„… Florida’s large Hispanic community. Hernandez was acquired asan amateur free agent in January 1996. He …” „… abundant praise from peers.“He was a great ballplayer,” said pitcher Dave Barnhill. “When the ballwas hit …” „… the Spanish ballplayers. They looked up to him,as well as relating to him through his background and …”

2 Puerto Rico S. 75-116

„… [were] happy, Iwould be a bad ballplayer. With me, when I get mad, it puts energy intomy body …” „… hustle and determination. He oncesaid, “I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all he had …” „… Hispanic outfielder in major-league histo-ry.In the wake of a devastating earthquake in Nicaragua during …”

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Cuba's Baseball Defectors

Peter C. Bjarkman

2016

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Preface S. i-xxxviii

„… stories of Cu-ban ballplayers flocking to the Promised Land of North American bigleagues. Popular press …” „… indebtedness of course remains with the ball-players themselves, many of whom have become my close friends …” „… ballplayers we had never even heard of only a few months backwere suddenly becoming American-style …”

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Remember Their Sacrifice

Arif Khatib, Pete Elman

2023

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15 The Latin Legend Who Broke the Seal Emilio Navarro S. 121-126

„… ballplayer who lived to a wonderful old age, surrounded by friends and family in his hometown of Ponce. He …” „… . He developed into a gifted ballplayer and firmly believed that someday he would be ready to play in …” „… Puerto Rico Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum in 2006. He was known …”

19 Additional Unsung Heroes S. 151-169

„… Simmons had to make a living, something not always possible on the salary of ballplayers then. He worked …” „… American recruits during that period, Hispanic Americans did not serve in segregated ranks and had limited …” „… Hispanic. A group of sportswriters began making phone calls, and eventually the family was able to purchase …”

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Major League Rebels

Robert Elias, Peter Dreier

2022

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II: Contesting the American Empire S. 121-214

„… award for sending more ballplay-ers—including Ernie Banks, Pete Rose, Tony Conigliaro, and Joe …” „… circumstances, it’s difficult for professional ballplayers or others in organized baseball to protest our wars …” „… challenge the nation’s far- flung escapades. Even so, some ballplayers have dissented or resisted America’s …”

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Baseball's Dynasties and the Players Who Built Them

Jonathan Weeks

2016

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12 Brooklyn Dodgers S. 173-194

„… ballgames. He never griped or complained. He was one ofthe most unselfish ballplayers I know.”Gilliam’s …” „… jumped the Baltimore club and was expelled fromthe circuit. He appeared in multiple Hispanic leagues …”

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