Latinos And the Major Leagues

Source: BaseballLatino.Net

FIRST LATIN PLAYERS ON EACH TEAM

1911 Cincinnati Reds
Armando Marsans
Cuba
   
Rafael Almeida
Cuba
1912 Boston Braves Mike Gonzalez Cuba
1913 Washington Senators Merito Acosta Cuba
1914 New York Yankees Angel Aragon Cuba
1915 New York Giants Emilio Palmero Cuba
1918 Boston Red Sox Eusebio Gonzalez Cuba
1918 St. Louis Cardinals Oscar Tuero Cuba
1922 Chicago White Sox Jose Acosta Cuba
1928 St. Louis Browns Oscar Estrada Cuba
1930 Brooklyn Dodgers Adolfo Luque Cuba
1935 Philadelphia Phillies Jose "Chili" Gomez Mexico
1942 Chicago Cubs Hiram Bithorn Puerto Rico
1943 Pitsburgh Pirates Tony “Mosquito” Ordeñana Cuba
1943 Philadelphia Athletics
Bobby Estallela
Cuba
1949 Cleveland Indians Minnie Minoso Cuba
    Bobby Avila Mexico
1958 Detroit Tigers Ossie Virgil Dominican Republic

 

First Players from Each Country
1911
Armando Marzans
Cuba
Cincinnati Reds
Rafael Almeida
Cuba
Cincinnati Reds
1933
Mel Almada
México
Boston Red Sox
1939
Alejandro Carrasquel
Venezuela
Washington Senators
1942
Hiram Bithorn
Puerto Rico
Chicago Cubs
1955
Hector López
Panamá
Kansas City Athletics
Humberto Robinson
Panamá
Milwaukee Braves
1956
Ozzie Virgil
República Dominicana
New York Giants
1957 Andre Rogers Bahamas New York Giants
1959
Joe Christopher
Islas Virgenes
Pittsburgh Pirates
1974 Orlando Ramirez Colombia Los Angeles Angels
1976
Dennis Martínez
Nicaragua
Baltimore Orioles
1981
Chili Davis
Jamaica
San Francisco Giants
1987
Gerald Young
Honduras
Houston Astros
1989
Hensley Meulens
Curacao
New York Yankees
1991
Chito Martínez
Belize
Baltimore Orioles
1996 Eugene Kingsale Aruba Baltimore Orioles

 

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