Pedro Martinez has often said how much he loves and admires his older sibling Ramon Martinez, an outstanding pitcher who broke into the majors three years ahead of Pedro and helped set the stage for his little brother's Hall of fame career. But on this day in béisbol, Aug. 29, 1996, Pedro was hellbent on
Carlos Baerga had plenty of accomplishments over a 14-year MLB career in which he was considered one of the best second baseman of the 1990s — and he’ll be the first to proudly list his accolades if you ask him That includes several seasons as a .300 hitter with home run pop good enough to
David Wright may have been the face of the New York Mets in the 2000s, but Jose Reyes — the dynamic, Dominican-born shortstop with blazing speed — was the team’s heart. On this day in béisbol, Aug. 28, 2003, the switch-hitting rookie, just 20 years old, proved he had some pop in his toolbox, too.
Here are the Top 5 all-time hits leaders among Latino players: ALBERT PUJOLS 3,384 The Hall of Fame-bound Dominican native, a three-time NL MVP with the Cardinals, is arguably the greatest Latino slugger in history with 703 lifetime homers (fourth all-time). MIGUEL CABRERA 3,174 The former Marlin and Tiger is a rare member of
There are plenty of reasons why the Philadelphia Phillies have been atop the NL East for much of the 2025 season — pitching being the main one. And a lot of the credit for the likely play-off bound Phils’ performance goes to pitcher Ranger Suarez, whose 2.66 ERA this year has gone a long
Here are the top five Latino pitchers with the most lifetime wins: 1. BARTOLO COLON, 247 wins He may be built like a beer-league softball player who spent too much time tapping the keg, but looks were definitely deceiving when it came to the popular righty affectionately known as “Big Sexy.” The Dominican Republic
