Many of the historic artifacts at The Clemente Museum in Pittsburgh honoring the late Hall of Famer and Pirates icon Roberto Clemente that was on display at the Sports Museum of Puerto Rico (Museo del Deporte de Puerto Rico) in Guaynabo, P.R., starting February 21 was closed in late March due to the island's coronavirus lockdown,
By Robert Dominguez The Dominican Republic added to its status as the Yankees of the Caribbean Series — with a little positive mojo from Red Sox icon Big Papi — by winning its 20th title in the tournament’s 62-year history with a dominating 9-3 victory over Venezuela. It was the first-ever title for the Toros
The Roberto Clemente Museum in Pittsburgh is a special place that all baseball fans should visit at least once. For owner and curator Duane Reider, maintaining the shrine to one of the game's greats is a labor of love bordering on obsession. With many artifacts from the museum set to be on temporary display in
By Robert Dominguez Being a baseball immortal ain’t what it used to be. When Anaheim Angels DH Albert Pujols joined the 600-homer club in “grand” style — a bases-loaded slam on June 3, 2017 against the Minnesota Twins at home — the then-37-year-old Santo Domingo native became the fourth-youngest player in history to hit 600,
The contributions of players from the Dominican Republic past and present were celebrated with nearly a dozen Dominican Day at the Ballpark events at MLB stadiums throughout 2019, a fan-favorite tradition for several years hosted by the Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism and LatinoBaseball.com. Washington Nationals players Juan Soto, Wander Suero, Raudy Read, Victor Robles
The contributions of players from the Dominican Republic past and present were celebrated with nearly a dozen Dominican Day at the Ballpark events at MLB stadiums throughout 2019, a long tradition hosted by the Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism and LatinoBaseball.com. At Truist Park in Atlanta, retired Braves pitcher Alejandro Pena (above, second from right)
