Baseball in Puerto Rico

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World War II affected the league directly, reducing the 1942-43 season's length to 36 games and the number of active teams to four. The league continued with four teams through 1945-46, but they played 48 games from 1943 to 1946. From 1942 to 1944, teams were not allowed to bring in imported players.

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Caguas won the league championship in 1967–68. Nino Escalera, who finished his career third on the league's hit list, replaced Vic Power as the team's manager during this season. On December 20, 1969, Santurce and Arecibo participated in the only LBPPR game played outside of Puerto Rico, held in the

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During the 1950s, Puerto Rico's economy grew significantly, and this encouraged baseball-related gambling. This tendency experienced a notable increase in the early 1960s. Other changes carried in the game's style, with the introduction of more player-managers such as Luis Olmo, who became the first

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to win the championship. Clemente who now played for Caguas, hit .529 during the final series. Juan "Terin" Pizarro won the Most Valuable Player Award, leading the league in wins, ERA, best win-to-loss margin and pitched the LBPPR's seventh no-hitter. In the Caribbean Series, he defeated Carta Vieja

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was the first Puerto Rican to ever play major league baseball. The world took notice in 1943, when Bithorn went 18–12 with an earned run average of 2.60, and completed 19 of his 30 starts. He also led the league in shutouts (seven), setting a record for Puerto Rican pitchers that stands to this day.

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Maldonado was named the league's commissioner. The league set deadlines for changes in the rosters, which were allowed only during the first half of the season, and the number of games played has historically varied from 40 to 80 games per season. The All-Star game was scheduled to coincide with the

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The 1988 All-Star Game commemorated the league's 50th anniversary, and the game was dedicated to Angel Colon. That year, the Metro region defeated the Island region, 1–0. Mayagüez went on to win the 1988–89 title, once again led by Quiñones' clutch hitting. Javier López debuted in 1988, winning the

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won the 1954–55 championship defeating Caguas in the finals, 4–1. During this season, Clemente became the first Puerto Rican player to hit two home runs in the league's All-Star game. The team also went on to win the Caribbean Series, which were held in Venezuela. Jim Rivera had an average of .450

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In 1958–59, Orlando Cepeda, coming from his first season in the Majors where he was selected Rookie of the Year in the National League, kept things on fire with Santurce winning the batting title and MVP award, helping the Crabbers win their fourth championship. The 1959–60 season marked the first

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This marked Roberto Alomar's debut in the LBPPR, debuting for the Criollos after being drafted by Arecibo while in high school. Caguas won the 1986–87 championship, the team went on to win the Caribbean Series, featuring a native lineup that included Alomar, Carmelo Martínez, Edgar Díaz, Germán

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participated in a five-game series against teams from the Caribbean leagues. In Puerto Rico, Ponce and an All-Star LBPPR team defeated the Yankees on consecutive nights. José "Pantalones" Santiago debuted in this season, earning the Rookie of the Year recognition while Canena Marquez broke Josh

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During the 1960s the Dominican Winter League was still not a member of the Caribbean Confederation, which allowed uncommon interleague trades between it and the LBPPR, which would have more trouble negotiating such deals with member leagues. During this decade, some of the league's teams would

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was introduced to the island in the late 19th century, by Puerto Ricans and Cubans who had learned the game in the United States. At first the sport was poorly received by the hard-working farmers, tobacco workers and sugarcane cutters of the island, who considered it an effete, unmanly game.

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was selected MVP. Mayagüez won the 1983–84 season, with Santurce's Jerry Willard being selected MVP. Besides this, the players were rewarded with a cruise trip and met the Governor of Puerto Rico. Eduardo Figueroa led the league in ERA, winning the recognition of Comeback Player of the Year.

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In 2007, the LBPPR recessed for the first time since its creation. In 2008, the organization resumed operations, but with several structural changes. These included reducing the league to only four teams, renaming the league as the "Puerto Rico Baseball League", and establishing a website.

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Orlando Gómez made his debut as a manager for Mayagüez and won the Manager of the Year award. Dickie Thon won the first of two back-to-back batting titles this season. This also marked Alomar, Sr.'s last active season, retiring forth on the fourth place of league's all-time hit leaders.

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González had won consecutive batting titles in Major League Baseball and was selected the MVP after recording an average of .333 with seven home runs and 14 RBIs. Other MLB players, including Iván Rodríguez, Sandy Alomar, Jr. and Omar Olivares returned to the league during that season.

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San Juan won the championship in the 1989–90 season. The season featured the debut of Juan González, who under the initiative of that season's Manager of the Year, Ramón Avilés, played every game with Caguas, finishing second in home runs with 9 and RBIs with 34. He was traded for

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won the 1985–86 season, led by Luis Quiñones’ three home runs in the finals over San Juan. Caguas won the 1986–87 championship and their third Caribbean Series‘ title, being led by a lineup that included Cotto and Oliveras. Mayagüez won the first of back to back titles in 1987–88.

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hitting .234. He was signed by Pedrin Zorilla, debuting in the league as a teenager. The team won that year's title and Cot Deal was named MVP. Clemente improved this average to .288 the following season, but Santurce finished last in the league. The league's champions were the

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The following season featured the debut of Jerry Morales, who won the league's Rookie of the Year award. Carlos Bernier retired in 1966, having won five stolen base titles for a total of 285 stolen bases. On November 20, 1966, San Juan's Luis de Leon pitched the first

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with 9,718 seats. Montaner has the distinction of being the first stadium in Puerto Rico that installed an artificial surface field. The installation of lights, which allowed for night games, further boosted stadium attendances. The Stadium was named to honor

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The Interamerican Series were held three more times, with each team winning on their home field. Mayagüez did so in 1963, in a series where Terin Pizarro recorded the only no-hitter in the history of the event, in a win over Valencia at the opening night.

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won the 1973–74 title and the Caribbean Series held in Mexico that year. Caguas won its ninth championship in the 1978–79 season and Bayamón won the last championship of the decade, with a roster that included batting champion Dave Bergman.

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The 2009–10 season was inaugurated on November 20, 2009, with games between Ponce and Carolina, and Arecibo versus Mayagüez-Aguadilla. This marked the first year that the league had only five active participants since 1993–94 due to the

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had reclaimed Rodríguez in the last turn of a special post-season draft, where players from eliminated teams were selected to reinforce those that qualified. However, in the first week of December 2009, Rodríguez re-joined the

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was a key member of Ponce's success, winning two batting championships and a Most Valuable Player award. He went three consecutive seasons (1939–42) without striking out. Other players that participated for Ponce included

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In May 2008, it was announced that the league would come back for the 2008–09 season, and that the Manatí Athenians would be moved once again to Santurce, and become the Santurce Crabbers. As part of the restructuring,

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In 1963–64, Clemente finished second with a batting average of .345, leading the Senadores to the title. San Juan once again played in the Interamerican Series, held in Nicaragua. In 1964–65, Orlando Cepeda joined the

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were drafted by the remaining teams. The team returned the following season, winning the franchise's first championship. The team won the 1983 Caribbean Series, receiving a large welcoming ceremony at

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In the early 1920s teams from Puerto Rico, such as the San Juan Baseball Club and the Porto Rican Stars, would travel to New York City to play against some of the professional American teams.

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In 1961–62, coming from his best season in the big leagues, Cepeda was also LBPPR leader in home runs and RBIs, and won his second MVP Award guiding Santurce to its fifth championship.

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also won the Caribbean Series being led by Francisco Javier Oliveras, who won a game in the series and had previously recorded eight regular season wins and one in the semifinals.

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instance that LBPPR games were transmitted in two languages through radio. The Criollos won the championship, while Mayagüez's Ramón Luis Conde won the Most Valuable Player Award.

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The baseball game was introduced to the island in the late 19th century and the first two baseball clubs were founded in 1897, before the American invasion of 1898 known as the

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In August 2007, it was announced that the 2007–2008 season was cancelled due to shrinking attendance and profits over the last 10 years, and the league would instead work on a

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recess. During this season, the inter-league games with the Dominican Winter Baseball League continued being included in the official record books of both organizations.

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as a manager. The finals series featured both Thon and Juan González, which attracted 90,369 fans throughout six games, including a record of 23,701 in the last game.

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Natalio Irizarry won the league's Rookie of the Year recognition in 1949–50. From 1949 to 1955, the league featured the participation of new MLB players, including

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On July 15, 2008, personnel from the league and Major League Baseball participated in a meeting where details about the league's merchandising were discussed.

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On January 11, 1898, the first organized baseball game was played in Puerto Rico between the Borinquen team and the Almendares team. The Borinquen won 3 to 0.

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On September 14, 1941, Rafael Delgado Márquez proposed that the league recognize a move from semi-professional to professional status by renaming itself to

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Ponce won the second of back-to-back championships in 1969–70 as well as the Caribbean Series’ title being led in both by Conde's offensive. The

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Rivera, Henry Cotto, Orlando Mercado and Heidi Vargas. This was José Cruz's final year in the league, having amassed 119 home runs, 40 for the

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The 1972 All-Star game was dedicated in honor of Roberto Clemente, who had died a week before, while transporting supplies to victims of the

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Puerto Rico's offensive dominated the tournament, eventually winning the Caribbean Series championship with an undefeated record of 6–0.

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was the oldest stadium, built in San Juan in 1935. It was also the largest, with 13,135 seats and a maximum capacity of over 15,000.

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are currently the dominant team in the Puerto Rico Baseball League. They were the league champs in 2010–2011 and 2012–2013, and the

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By the 1949–50 season, several new ballparks were built, each containing 6,000 or more seats. The largest new stadium was Ponce's

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Until 1993, all of the ballparks featured natural grass, with Ponce being the first to install artificial turn during that year.

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newspaper, the first organized baseball game was played on January 11, 1898, at the old velodrome in Santurce, San Juan. The

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of Caguas was selected the league's MVP. Rubén Sierra debuted for Santurce and won the league's Rookie of the Year award.

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won their tenth championship in the 1980–81 season, but the Caribbean Series were not held that year. On January 2, 1981,

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A decade after its foundation the league was employing an 80-game schedule, with an average season attendance of 750,000.

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won that season's championship and the Caribbean Series held in Mexico, with Chad Kreuter winning the series’ MVP award.

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Roberto Hernandez won a tie-breaker with Venezuela to secure the series, and Cordero was recognized as the league MVP.

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joined the league as an expansion team. On January 14, 1962, Julio Navarro pitched the first regular season no-hitter.

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players were active in the Puerto Rico Baseball League, in addition to the many hundreds who participated in the past.

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He returned to action in a "sudden death" game for the final postseason space, but the team lost and was eliminated.

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Martínez became the first player in 41 seasons to win the batting crown with an average above.400, registering .424.

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in the final series. Santurce's Luis Cabrera was the last player to win the LBSPR’ Most Valuable Player award.

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The group was dubbed the "Dream Team" and featured Major League Baseball players in most positions, including

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walked off the field and left the stadium, because he saw a ghost standing next to him on the pitcher's mound.

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Baseball Club trounced the American Baseball Club of the Second Regiment of Infantry, by a score of 32 to 18.

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In 1961–62, due to political tension between the U.S. and Cuba, the Caribbean Series planned for in Havana's

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Perucho Cepeda was one of the league's dominant figures during the 1940s, winning two batting championships.

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Later that same year, Puerto Rico became an American territory when the United States defeated Spain in the

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by a score of 3 to 0. The first game to go a complete nine innings was played on January 30, 1898, when the

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won the title, subsequently assembling one of the strongest teams in the history of the Caribbean Series.

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during the off-season. González also reinforced San Juan, recording two home runs in the Caribbean Series.

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In 2008, the LBPPR participated in the first inter-league series with the LBPDR, otherwise known as the

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was drafted from one of these exhibitions, eventually becoming one of the league's dominant pitchers.

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of Panama (8:0), recording 17 strikeouts. Both teams traded the final two championships of the decade.

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to the league, who led Santurce to a championship over San Juan in the finals as well as the debut of

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went on to win their fourth Caribbean Series’ title. Cordero won the league's batting championship.

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and Carlos Baerga, all of which would go on to become stars. Mayagüez won the 1985–86 championship.

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won the 2009–10 season, their 16th championship (the mostst in LPBPR history) when they beat the

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won their first championship in 1945-46, defeating the Indios in the finals. During this season,

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became the first Hispanic to reach 3,000 hits, and the first Puerto Rican to be enshrined in the

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The 1993–94 championship was won by San Juan, led by Carmelo Martínez in his second MVP season.

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debuted in the league and hit .361, setting the record for highest batting average by a rookie.

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won the season's Most Valuable Player award, registering a record of 10–2 with an ERA of 1.64.

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in San Juan. It was named after the first Puerto Rican to ever play in the major leagues,

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game between nine professional ballplayers from the Puerto Rico Baseball League and nine

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winning one gold (1951), four silver and four bronze medals. The team has also won the

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that lasted throughout the next decade, until Cuba ceased to participate in the event.

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and was named MVP. Puerto Rican fans received the team with a parade upon landing and

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won that year's championship, repeating Puerto Rico's title in the Caribbean Series.

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on the 1947–48 season, when the team won the league title. The team roster included

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rejoined the league for the 1994–95 season and González returned to the team. The

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Baseball Club defeated the U.S. Second Infantry Regiment, by a score of 32 to 18.

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won the 1973–74 championship, possessing the league's strongest native lineup.

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Later in 2011, Alomar was inducted into Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame.

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Correctional Institution, the prisoners won convincingly by a score of 10–3.

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elected Sadi Antonmattei to succeed Garcia as the president of the league.

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In 2001, Major League Baseball history was made when Opening Day was in

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Santurce won the title the following year, which featured the debut of

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The 1994–95 season however, is most famous for the once-in-a-lifetime

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were moved back to San Juan and re-adopted their original name, the

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For the 1962–63 season, Estadio Sixto Escobar was replaced by the

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provide import players with houses and taxis for transportation.

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on December 1, 1993, with a walk-off home run by Javier López.

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semi-finals. They finished as the runner-up in the tournament.

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Rotary Club collaborated in raising funds for the teams. The

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and Griffin Tirado. In 1943-44 and 1944-45, Ponce pitcher

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won the league's championship, in a season that marked

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MLB players from Puerto Rico active in the 2018 season

3610:, dated January 22, 2003, retrieved February 2, 2007; 2632:"Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente – LBPRC" 2543:

List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico

1943:, were drafted by Santurce and Mayagüez respectively. 1114:

Liga de Beisbol Profesional de la Republica Dominicana

940:, before moving to Washington, D.C., and becoming the 689:

Baseball Club owned by Francisco Alamo Armas, and the

3865:. ESPN (MLB), January 17, 2006. Retrieved 2009-12-16. 1778:

recessed and their native star players, Edwin Núñez,

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1001:Puerto Rico has a winter baseball league named the 1793:From 1974 to 1983, the team hosted their games in 1790:that included a parade from San Juan to Arecibo. 1279:, who managed to win it the following season. The 3811:(Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League); 3588:Frente a frente hoy Liga Invernal y Grandes Ligas 1264:Between 1938 and 1941, the LBSPR was part of the 873:became the first Puerto Rican to win both the AL 790:and a selection of native All-Stars defeated the 1759:established a new stolen bases record with 42. 1220:.The first Puerto Rican players to play in U.S. 4495:All-American Girls Professional Baseball League 1914:were the co-MVP players of the 1989–90 season. 1850:One of Puerto Rico's most successful managers, 114:All-American Girls Professional Baseball League 1391:won back-to-back Most Valuable Player awards. 1134:Liga de Béisbol Semiprofesional de Puerto Rico 4007: 3890: 3556: 3554: 3552: 3550: 2909:Puerto Rico All-Stars Defeat New York Yankees 962:defeated two-time champions Japan during the 757:became the first Puerto Rican to play in the 575: 8: 1717:won the 1970–71 championship, defeating the 1266:National Semi-Professional Baseball Congress 1004:Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente 997:Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente 824:In 1951, Puerto Rico won its first and only 3654:"Cuadrados los refuerzos para la semifinal" 2109:in the third and sixth games respectively. 809:became the first Puerto Rican to play in a 4989: 4963: 4947: 4881: 4849: 4783: 4736: 4613: 4584: 4552: 4444: 4340: 4234: 4076: 4030: 4014: 4000: 3992: 3897: 3883: 3875: 3809:Liga Beisbol Professional Roberto Clemente 3628:"Regresa Iván Rodríguez a la pelota local" 1980:The 1992–93 season featured the return of 1351:Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico 1009:Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico 582: 568: 35: 3906:Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League 1878:league's Rookie of the Year recognition. 5056:History of baseball in the United States 3765:"¡Los Indios de Mayagüez son campeones!" 3510: 3508: 3506: 3496: 3494: 3492: 3473: 3471: 3443: 3441: 3439: 3429: 3427: 3425: 3394: 3392: 3390: 3388: 3369: 3367: 3365: 3363: 3361: 3351: 3349: 3178: 3176: 2987: 2985: 2915:: The Daily News. 1947-02-26. p. 1. 2897:: The Daily News. 1947-02-25. p. 1. 2840: 2838: 2739: 2737: 2290: 666:Early history of baseball in Puerto Rico 5006:Asia Professional Baseball Championship 4423:Panamanian Professional Baseball League 4418:Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League 4373:Venezuelan Professional Baseball League 3531: 3529: 3415: 3413: 3231: 3229: 3219: 3217: 3215: 3166: 3164: 3136: 3134: 3132: 3104: 3102: 3065: 3063: 3061: 3051: 3049: 3047: 3045: 3017: 3015: 2933: 2931: 2727: 2725: 2568: 2137:offered to work to increase publicity. 1648:Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana, Cuba 1290:In October, 1940, Hall of Fame pitcher 955:enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame. 693:Baseball Club owned by Santos Filippi. 43: 4403:Colombian Professional Baseball League 4358:Dominican Professional Baseball League 3586:Rafy Rivera (2008-07-15). "Deportes". 2815:Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá (2007-10-14); 2780:Bjarkman, Peter C. (August 30, 2007). 2697: 2695: 2693: 2321:Estadio Municipal Pedro Román Meléndez 378:Society for American Baseball Research 3713:"Béisbol invernal por Puerto Rico TV" 2683: 2681: 2662: 2660: 2658: 2656: 2654: 2652: 2650: 2648: 2576: 2574: 2572: 1371:Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1941, 1187:), and Grises Orientales de Humacao ( 892:when his #25 was retired by the team. 225:World Baseball Softball Confederation 7: 4814:Chinese Professional Baseball League 4796:Chinese Professional Baseball League 4413:Curaçao Professional Baseball League 3671:Carlos González (December 2, 2009). 3605:"Marlins stunned by Pudge signing", 3562:"Dream Teams en la Serie del Caribe" 2784:. BaseballdeCuba.com. Archived from 2609:. Baseball.about.com. Archived from 2251:On November 27, 2012, in a friendly 1924:, who was named Rookie of the Year. 1709:Re-emergence in the Caribbean Series 1477:Estadio Francisco Montaner, in Ponce 928:In 2003 as well as 2004, the former 286:European Baseball Championship Women 255:South American Baseball Championship 5026:Triple-A National Championship Game 3736:Alex Figueroa Cancel (2009-11-12). 1882:Rivalry with LBPRD and "Dream Team" 1018:The LBPRC currently has six teams: 2273:Puerto Rico National Baseball Team 1325:Paige went on to win the league's 986:Puerto Rico National Baseball Team 960:Puerto Rico National Baseball Team 932:played 22 home games each year at 265:Baseball at the Pan American Games 25: 3738:"Borinquen escucha el ¡playball!" 3673:"Todo un "fiebrú" Iván Rodríguez" 2584:. Webcitation.org. Archived from 1436:In 1948–49, the LBPPR joined the 839:became the first Puerto Rican to 813:game, and the first one to hit a 2770:Van Hyning 1995, pp. 73–74, 241. 2507: 2493: 1788:Isla Verde International Airport 1636:New leagues, series and stadiums 1529:Emergence of Clemente and Cepeda 1433:Gibson's home run record of 13. 1124:Enrique Huyke, a professor from 764:In 1940, while pitching for the 240:Africa Cup Baseball Championship 3701:(in Spanish). 24 December 2008. 3634:(in Spanish). December 11, 2008 2947:Gmelch, George (January 2006). 2387:Isidoro García Baseball Stadium 2052:2011 Hall of Fame Ceremony for 4572:China National Baseball League 3968:Venerables y Brujos de Guayama 3773:(in Spanish). 30 January 2010. 3693:"Iván sólo dice 'hasta luego'" 2891:New York Yankees Lost to Ponce 2553:List of Puerto Ricans – Sports 2460:Venerables y Brujos de Guayama 1605:Economic and political factors 1254:) and Tiburones de Aguadilla ( 281:European Baseball Championship 1: 4720:Japan Women's Baseball League 4534:List of defunct minor leagues 4515:United States Baseball League 4023:Professional baseball leagues 3871:from the baseball-almanac.com 3660:(in Spanish). 8 January 2009. 2343:Parque Yldefonso Solá Morales 2144:The return of Pudge Rodríguez 2121:Suspension and re-structuring 1927:In the 1991–1992 season, the 1413:Victor Pellot, also known as 988:finished as runner-up in the 716:again, by a score of 9 to 3. 597:is the most popular sport in 388:Major League Baseball seasons 260:Oceania Baseball Championship 4626:Nippon Professional Baseball 3612:"Q & A With Pete Rose", 2913:United States Virgin Islands 2895:United States Virgin Islands 1816:For the 1984–85 season, the 1699:United States Virgin Islands 1497:Francisco "Paquito" Montaner 1389:Tomás "Planchardón" Quiñones 1356:The league used a format of 331:Nippon Professional Baseball 5011:Asia Winter Baseball League 4368:Puerto Rico Baseball League 3857:MLB.com – Caribbean Leagues 2880:Van Hyning et al., p. 92–93 2533:Puerto Rico Baseball League 2163:2009 World Baseball Classic 1795:Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel 1456:Los Triburones de Aguadilla 1440:, beginning a rivalry with 1367:Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel 1329:award in 1940. The town of 1313:In a December game against 1243:In the 1939–40 season, the 990:2017 World Baseball Classic 964:2013 World Baseball Classic 245:Asian Baseball Championship 5072: 4974:Australian Baseball League 4702:Shikoku Island League Plus 3965:Metropolitanos de San Juan 3827:Agencia EFE (2010-06-30). 2452:Metropolitanos de San Juan 2409:Francisco Montaner Stadium 2188:advanced to the playoffs. 1960:José Cruz's number 25 was 1585:The following season, the 1492:Estadio Francisco Montaner 734:Chronology of major events 250:Women's Baseball Asian Cup 235:Women's Baseball World Cup 219:International competitions 5001: 4992: 4988: 4950: 4946: 4852: 4848: 4697:Baseball Challenge League 4555: 4551: 4398:Argentine Baseball League 4033: 4029: 3544:Van Hyning et al., p. 114 3514:Van Hyning et al., p. 115 3500:Van Hyning et al., p. 113 3486:Van Hyning et al., p. 185 3477:Van Hyning et al., p. 116 3465:Van Hyning et al., p. 223 3456:Van Hyning et al., p. 106 3447:Van Hyning et al., p. 111 3407:Van Hyning et al., p. 162 3398:Van Hyning et al., p. 137 3382:Van Hyning et al., p. 131 3373:Van Hyning et al., p. 108 3355:Van Hyning et al., p. 184 3343:Van Hyning et al., p. 171 3334:Van Hyning et al., p. 159 3325:Van Hyning et al., p. 130 3316:Van Hyning et al., p. 105 3289:Van Hyning et al., p. 128 3271:Van Hyning et al., p. 125 3262:Van Hyning et al., p. 221 3253:Van Hyning et al., p. 104 3209:Van Hyning et al., p. 232 3200:Van Hyning et al., p. 102 3191:Van Hyning et al., p. 149 3182:Van Hyning et al., p. 126 3158:Van Hyning et al., p. 174 3126:Van Hyning et al., p. 127 3078:Van Hyning et al., p. 123 3030:Van Hyning et al., p. 145 2991:Van Hyning et al., p. 120 2925:Van Hyning et al., p. 231 2871:Van Hyning et al., p. 179 2853:Van Hyning et al., p. 118 2844:Van Hyning et al., p. 100 2743:Van Hyning et al., p. 220 2228:In this same season, the 2129:plan and reorganization. 1805:on the stadium premises. 1734:1972 Nicaragua earthquake 1693:in the league's history. 1417:, made his debut for the 904:Orlando "Peruchin" Cepeda 742:On November 4, 1900, the 3977:Piratas Kofresi de Ponce 3817:Retrieved June 18, 2013. 3535:Van Hyning et al., p. 49 3523:Van Hyning et al., p. 41 3433:Van Hyning et al., p.136 3307:Van Hyning et al., p. 71 3298:Van Hyning et al., p. 69 3280:Van Hyning et al., p. 48 3244:Van Hyning et al., p. 66 3235:Van Hyning et al., p. 65 3223:Van Hyning et al., p. 43 3170:Van Hyning et al., p. 42 3149:Van Hyning et al., p. 37 3140:Van Hyning et al., p. 63 3117:Van Hyning et al., p. 62 3108:Van Hyning et al., p. 99 3096:Van Hyning et al., p. 61 3087:Van Hyning et al., p. 60 3069:Van Hyning et al., p. 46 3055:Van Hyning et al., p. 58 3039:Van Hyning et al., p. 55 3021:Van Hyning et al., p. 53 3009:Van Hyning et al., p. 84 3000:Van Hyning et al., p. 12 2937:Van Hyning et al., p. 11 2862:Van Hyning et al., p. 89 2832:Van Hyning et al., p. 80 2761:Van Hyning et al., p. 81 2752:Van Hyning et al., p. 74 2731:Van Hyning et al., p. 78 2719:Van Hyning et al., p. 83 2634:. Ligapr.com. 2012-11-25 2582:"Béisbol en Puerto Rico" 2469:Piratas Kofresi de Ponce 2365:Roberto Clemente Stadium 2275:has participated in the 2267:International reputation 2168:On January 8, 2008, the 2154:New York Yankees in 2008 1537:made his debut with the 1333:is widely known for its 917:with a game between the 751:Emilio "Millito" Navarro 64:1845 to 1868 in baseball 5051:Baseball in Puerto Rico 4912:Honkbal Overgangsklasse 4869:Italian Baseball League 4679:Miyazaki Phoenix League 4322:Venezuelan Major League 4211:Dominican Summer League 3920:Cangrejeros de Santurce 3419:Van Hyning et al., p.39 2953:. U of Nebraska Press. 2687:Van Hyning et al., p. 8 2675:Van Hyning et al., p. 7 2666:Van Hyning et al., p. 9 2476:Cangrejeros de Santurce 2420:Cangrejeros de Santurce 2152:Ivan Rodríguez with the 1931:franchise was moved to 1898:Bernie Williams at bat. 1626:Estadio Latinoamericano 1503:pitchers of all times. 1450:, a member of the U.S. 1395:In the 1944/45 season, 1245:Cangrejeros de Santurce 1036:Cangrejeros de Santurce 291:European Cup (baseball) 39:Part of a series on the 4597:Israel Baseball League 4428:Veracruz Winter League 4363:Mexican Pacific League 4216:Florida Complex League 4206:Arizona Complex League 3974:Tiburones de Aguadilla 3863:Welcome to Puerto Rico 2538:Caribbean World Series 2466:Tiburones de Aguadilla 2155: 2056: 2043:Luis "Torito" Meléndez 1977: 1969: 1899: 1891: 1836: 1808:In 1982–83, Bayamón's 1767: 1729: 1649: 1582: 1521:among several others. 1499:, one of the greatest 1478: 1368: 1217: 1180:), Brujos de Guayama ( 1013:Caribbean World Series 674: 230:World Baseball Classic 33: 5021:Latin American Series 4930:Honkbal Rookie League 4467:Negro league baseball 4285:Cuban National Series 4277:Non-partnered leagues 4156:South Atlantic League 4050:Major League Baseball 3981:Senadores de San Juan 2528:Sports in Puerto Rico 2481:Senadores de San Juan 2431:Hiram Bithorn Stadium 2277:World Cup of Baseball 2151: 2135:Major League Baseball 2101:The team won against 2051: 2039:Senadores de San Juan 2007:Senadores de San Juan 1975: 1959: 1897: 1890:Edgar Martínez at bat 1889: 1834: 1822:Senadores de San Juan 1765: 1727: 1675:Hiram Bithorn Stadium 1654:Senadores de San Juan 1647: 1580: 1485:Estadio Sixto Escobar 1476: 1464:Tiburon de Aguadilla. 1460:Baseball Hall of Fame 1404:Senadores de San Juan 1397:Luis "Canena" Márquez 1366: 1272:, and again in 1940. 1222:Major League Baseball 1210:Hiram Bithorn Stadium 1208: 1138:Senadores de San Juan 979:Baseball Hall of Fame 934:Hiram Bithorn Stadium 915:Hiram Bithorn Stadium 860:Baseball Hall of Fame 794:on consecutive games. 673: 613:Major League Baseball 611:As of 2016, over 100 373:Baseball Hall of Fame 343:Negro league baseball 319:Major League Baseball 32: 18:Puerto Rican Baseball 4862:Italy and San Marino 4510:National Association 4457:American Association 4305:Liga Norte de México 4247:American Association 4186:Florida State League 4096:Pacific Coast League 4091:International League 3961:Atenienses de Manatí 3930:Gigantes de Carolina 2456:Atenienses de Manatí 2354:Gigantes de Carolina 2310:Atenienses de Manati 1799:Bayamón, Puerto Rico 1630:Interamerican Series 1327:Most Valuable Player 1062:Gigantes de Carolina 1023:Atenienses de Manatí 1007:, formerly known as 942:Washington Nationals 721:Spanish–American War 606:Spanish–American War 367:(documentary series) 84:Alexander Cartwright 4894:Honkbal Hoofdklasse 4832:Taiwan Major League 4353:Arizona Fall League 4317:United Shore League 4239:MLB Partner Leagues 3971:Vaqueros de Bayamón 3831:. ElNuevoHerald.com 2463:Vaqueros de Bayamón 1345:Professional status 1323:San Juan Senadores. 888:was honored by the 821:, in the same game. 358:Baseball color line 69:Knickerbocker Rules 45:History of baseball 4767:KBO Futures League 4500:Continental League 4408:Cuban Elite League 3935:Indios de Mayagüez 3925:Criollos de Caguas 2710:Van Hyning, p. 222 2701:Van Hyning, p. 10. 2501:Puerto Rico portal 2426:Santurce, San Juan 2376:Indios de Mayagüez 2332:Criollos de Caguas 2248:won in 2011–2012. 2246:Indios de Mayagüez 2242:Criollos de Caguas 2230:board of directors 2223:Criollos de Caguas 2219:Indios de Mayagüez 2182:Criollos de Caguas 2175:Criollos de Caguas 2156: 2057: 1978: 1970: 1929:Criollos de Caguas 1910:Carlos Baerga and 1900: 1892: 1871:Indios de Mayagüez 1841:Metros de San Juan 1837: 1826:Metros de San Juan 1803:Deportivo Station) 1768: 1730: 1650: 1583: 1479: 1469:New stadiums built 1454:, also played for 1369: 1281:Criollos de Caguas 1218: 1171:Criollos de Caguas 1160:Indios 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1666:In 1961–62, the 1615:Cuban Revolution 1562:In 1955–56, the 1553:Luis Muñoz Marín 1535:Roberto Clemente 1438:Caribbean Series 1430:New York Yankees 1270:Duncan Cementers 1107:Caribbean Series 886:Jose "Cheo" Cruz 867:Willie Hernández 852:Roberto Clemente 807:Brooklyn Dodgers 792:New York Yankees 652:Francisco Lindor 640:Jose "Cheo" Cruz 620:Roberto Clemente 584: 577: 570: 425:British baseball 383:Baseball by year 366: 301:Caribbean Series 109:First pro league 36: 21: 5071: 5070: 5066: 5065: 5064: 5062: 5061: 5060: 5041: 5040: 5039: 5030: 4997: 4976: 4968:MLB-affiliated: 4967: 4955: 4934: 4921: 4916: 4903: 4898: 4885: 4873: 4857: 4836: 4823: 4818: 4805: 4800: 4787: 4771: 4758: 4753: 4740: 4724: 4711: 4706: 4688: 4683: 4670: 4665: 4647: 4642: 4617: 4601: 4588: 4576: 4560: 4539: 4524: 4519: 4486: 4481: 4472:Players' League 4448: 4432: 4389: 4384: 4344: 4326: 4276: 4271: 4257:Frontier League 4252:Atlantic League 4238: 4220: 4195: 4190: 4181:Carolina League 4165: 4160: 4135: 4130: 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1122: 1088:Leones de Ponce 999: 981:in Cooperstown. 977:elected to the 837:New York Giants 788:Leones de Ponce 736: 668: 660:Bernie Williams 588: 558:Baseball portal 552: 551: 512:Danish longball 403: 393: 392: 314: 306: 305: 270:Summer Olympics 220: 212: 211: 132: 124: 123: 54: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 5069: 5067: 5059: 5058: 5053: 5043: 5042: 5036: 5035: 5032: 5031: 5029: 5028: 5023: 5018: 5013: 5008: 5002: 4999: 4998: 4993: 4986: 4985: 4982: 4981: 4978: 4977: 4972: 4970: 4961: 4957: 4956: 4951: 4944: 4943: 4940: 4939: 4936: 4935: 4933: 4932: 4926: 4924: 4918: 4917: 4915: 4914: 4908: 4906: 4900: 4899: 4897: 4896: 4890: 4888: 4879: 4875: 4874: 4872: 4871: 4865: 4863: 4859: 4858: 4853: 4846: 4845: 4842: 4841: 4838: 4837: 4835: 4834: 4828: 4826: 4820: 4819: 4817: 4816: 4810: 4808: 4802: 4801: 4799: 4798: 4792: 4790: 4781: 4777: 4776: 4773: 4772: 4770: 4769: 4763: 4761: 4755: 4754: 4752: 4751: 4745: 4743: 4734: 4730: 4729: 4726: 4725: 4723: 4722: 4716: 4714: 4708: 4707: 4705: 4704: 4699: 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204: 199: 194: 189: 184: 179: 174: 169: 164: 159: 154: 149: 144: 139: 133: 130: 129: 126: 125: 122: 121: 119:Team nicknames 116: 111: 106: 104:First pro team 101: 96: 94:Doubleday myth 91: 86: 81: 76: 71: 66: 61: 55: 52: 51: 48: 47: 41: 40: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 5068: 5057: 5054: 5052: 5049: 5048: 5046: 5027: 5024: 5022: 5019: 5017: 5014: 5012: 5009: 5007: 5004: 5003: 5000: 4996: 4991: 4987: 4975: 4971: 4965: 4962: 4958: 4954: 4949: 4945: 4931: 4928: 4927: 4925: 4919: 4913: 4910: 4909: 4907: 4901: 4895: 4892: 4891: 4889: 4883: 4880: 4876: 4870: 4867: 4866: 4864: 4860: 4856: 4851: 4847: 4833: 4830: 4829: 4827: 4824:Defunct major 4821: 4815: 4812: 4811: 4809: 4803: 4797: 4794: 4793: 4791: 4785: 4782: 4778: 4768: 4765: 4764: 4762: 4756: 4750: 4747: 4746: 4744: 4738: 4735: 4731: 4721: 4718: 4717: 4715: 4709: 4703: 4700: 4698: 4695: 4694: 4692: 4686: 4680: 4677: 4676: 4674: 4668: 4662: 4659: 4657: 4654: 4653: 4651: 4645: 4637: 4634: 4632: 4629: 4628: 4627: 4624: 4623: 4621: 4615: 4612: 4608: 4598: 4595: 4594: 4592: 4589:Defunct major 4586: 4583: 4579: 4573: 4570: 4569: 4567: 4563: 4559: 4554: 4550: 4536: 4535: 4531: 4530: 4528: 4522: 4516: 4513: 4511: 4508: 4506: 4503: 4501: 4498: 4496: 4493: 4492: 4490: 4484: 4478: 4475: 4473: 4470: 4468: 4465: 4463: 4460: 4458: 4455: 4454: 4452: 4446: 4443: 4439: 4429: 4426: 4424: 4421: 4419: 4416: 4414: 4411: 4409: 4406: 4404: 4401: 4399: 4396: 4395: 4393: 4387: 4379: 4378:Liga Paralela 4376: 4375: 4374: 4371: 4369: 4366: 4364: 4361: 4359: 4356: 4354: 4351: 4350: 4348: 4342: 4339: 4337: 4333: 4323: 4320: 4318: 4315: 4313: 4310: 4306: 4303: 4302: 4301: 4298: 4296: 4295:Empire League 4293: 4291: 4288: 4286: 4283: 4282: 4280: 4274: 4268: 4265: 4263: 4260: 4258: 4255: 4253: 4250: 4248: 4245: 4244: 4242: 4236: 4233: 4231: 4227: 4217: 4214: 4212: 4209: 4207: 4204: 4203: 4201: 4198: 4193: 4187: 4184: 4182: 4179: 4177: 4174: 4173: 4171: 4168: 4163: 4157: 4154: 4152: 4149: 4147: 4144: 4143: 4141: 4138: 4133: 4127: 4124: 4122: 4119: 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teams 2286: 2284: 2282: 2278: 2274: 2266: 2264: 2262: 2258: 2254: 2249: 2247: 2243: 2235: 2233: 2231: 2226: 2224: 2220: 2216: 2214: 2208: 2206: 2202: 2194: 2192: 2189: 2187: 2183: 2178: 2177:in the PRBL. 2176: 2171: 2166: 2164: 2160: 2150: 2143: 2141: 2138: 2136: 2130: 2128: 2120: 2118: 2114: 2110: 2108: 2104: 2099: 2096: 2094: 2090: 2086: 2082: 2078: 2074: 2073:Juan González 2070: 2066: 2065:Carlos Baerga 2062: 2055: 2050: 2046: 2044: 2040: 2035: 2033: 2028: 2026: 2022: 2017: 2014: 2012: 2008: 2003: 2000: 1998: 1993: 1989: 1987: 1983: 1974: 1967: 1963: 1958: 1954: 1951: 1949: 1944: 1942: 1938: 1937:Juan González 1934: 1930: 1925: 1923: 1918: 1915: 1913: 1908: 1906: 1896: 1888: 1881: 1879: 1875: 1872: 1867: 1865: 1859: 1857: 1853: 1852:Mako Oliveras 1848: 1846: 1842: 1833: 1829: 1827: 1823: 1819: 1814: 1811: 1806: 1804: 1800: 1796: 1791: 1789: 1785: 1781: 1777: 1772: 1766:Yadier Molina 1764: 1760: 1758: 1754: 1749: 1746: 1741: 1739: 1735: 1726: 1722: 1720: 1716: 1708: 1706: 1704: 1700: 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