KSDK 5 On Your Side, Latino Baseball Illustration Aroldis Chapman earned his “Cuban Missile” monicker for bringing his brand of 100 mph-plus high heat to the mound, but on this day in béisbol, July 11, 2014, the Holguin, Cuba, native was on fire. The Cincinnati Reds closer set a record by notching a strikeout in

ESPN, Wikimedia Commons, Latino Baseball Illustration He was already considered the best — not to mentioned the most feared — designated hitter in the history of the game.  But on this day in béisbol, July 10, 2013, David Ortiz made it official. The Red Sox slugger became the all-time leader for hits by a DH

Detroit Free Press, Archyde, Latino Baseball Illustration It was just another early summer game between two losing teams, and it wouldn’t have normally merited much attention unless you were a rabid fan of the Tigers or Royals. But on this this day in béisbol, June 25, 2002, the big story was in the opposing dugouts:

NY Times, Latino Baseball Illustration By Robert Dominguez Anyone who still needed convincing that Nolan Arenado was the best third baseman in any league needn’t have looked any further than this day in béisbol, June 18, 2017, when the young Rockies star hit for a rare cycle. And then capped the day with a thrilling

The Starting Nine, Latino Baseball Illustration By Robert Dominguez He was a solid starter on some pretty good Baltimore teams, but Dennis Martinez always lived in the shadows of big-name, Cy Young-quality teammates like Jim Palmer, Mike Flanagan and Steve Stone. By 1986, the under-appreciated Martinez was deemed expendable by the Orioles after winning 108