Told through profiles of the men who have made it a reality, this is the complex story of the triumphs achieved by-and challenges faced by-Latinos who have risen to the heights of Major League Baseball.
Latino Baseball Legends: An Encyclopedia offers the most comprehensive, go-to source for everything relating to Latin American baseball stars, tracing the history of Latinos in baseball through the stories of those who have excelled at the game. Colorfully written 3,000-word entries explore the lives and careers of 25 dominant players, from legends such as Roberto Clemente to deserving, but comparatively unknown superstars such as Martin Dihigo. Shorter listings note another 75 Latinos who have figured prominently in the sport.
The entries document the importance of baseball in Latin American culture and the way it has evolved in the players' home countries, but the encyclopedia does more than that. Its profiles also expose the difficulties faced by Latino players who are forced to overcome both a language barrier and the discrimination they face because of their skin color. And they demonstrate how proficiency with a bat and ball has become a great engine that can lift families out of poverty and provide hope for indigent youths.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
This encyclopedia is a celebration of Latino baseball players in the major leagues. ... This work is an excellent resource for baseball fans and also for Hispanic collections. It is recommended for public, school, and academic libraries. * Booklist * ...a nice variety of source material, both print and electronic, for interested researchers...Overall, this would be an excellent addition to a library's sports reference collection. * Choice *
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Zielgruppe
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Illustrationen
Maße
Höhe: 260 mm
Breite: 183 mm
Dicke: 25 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-313-37867-6 (9780313378676)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Lew H. Freedman, a long-time sports writer, is an award-winning journalist and the author of 44 books.
Preface
Introduction
Part I Essays on Latino Baseball
Countries of the Game
Cuban Baseball Takes a Dark Turn
Dreams in the Dominican Republic
Mexico and Big Thinkers in Monterrey
Venezuelans Love Their Baseball Heroes
Beisbol-The Latin Game
Flavor of the Game
Latinos and Blacks Common Fates
Underage Issues
Part II Icons of Latin American Baseball
Twenty-five Icons of Latin American Baseball
Sandy, Sandy Jr. and Roberto Alomar
The Alou Family Felipe, Matty, Jesus and Moises
Luis Aparicio
Rod Carew
Orlando Cepeda
Roberto Clemente
Martin Dihigo
Ozzie Guillen
Adolfo Luque
Juan Marichal
Dennis Martinez
Edgar Martinez
Pedro and Ramon Martinez
Minnie Minoso
Tony Perez
Vic Power
Albert Pujols
Manny Ramirez
Mariano Rivera
Alex Rodriguez
Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez
Sammy Sosa
Luis Tiant
Fernando Valenzuela
Omar Vizquel
Part III Seventy-five More Significant Latin American Baseball Figures
Bobby Abreu
Ruben Amaro Sr. and Ruben Amaro Jr.
Sandy Amoros
Joaquin Andujar
Luis Arroyo
Bobby Avila
Carlos Baerga
Jorge (George) Bell
Carlos Beltran
Hiram Bithorn
Bobby Bonilla
Pedro Borbon Sr. and Pedro Borbon Jr.
Miguel Cabrera
Bert Campaneris
Buck Canel
Jose Canseco and Ozzie Canseco
Rene Cardenas
Rico Carty
Vinny Castilla
Cesar Cedeno
Davey Concepcion
Jose Contreras
Jose Cruz Sr. and Jose Cruz, Jr., Tommy and Hector Cruz
Mike Cuellar
Carlos Delgado
Bobby Estalella (grandfather) and Bobby Estalella (grandson)
Tony Fernandez
Ed Figueroa
Julio Franco
Andres Galarraga
Nomar Garciaparra
Juan Gonzalez
Vladimir Guerrero and Wilton Guerrero
Guillermo (Willie) Hernandez
Orlando Hernandez and Livan Hernandez
Teddy Higuera
Jaime Jarrin
Julian and Stan Javier
Andruw Jones
Roberto Kelly
Hector Lopez
Javy Lopez
Felix Mantilla
Jose Mendez
Omar Minaya
Bengie, Jose and Yadier Molina
Willie (Guillermo) Montanez
Manny Mota
Tony Oliva
Luis Olmo
Magglio Ordonez
David Ortiz
Jose Pagan
Rafael Palmeiro
Camilo Pascual and Carlos Pascual
Tony Pena and Tony Francisco Pena
Juan Pizarro
Alex Pompez
Aramis Ramirez
Pedro Ramos
Edgar Renteria
Jose Rijo
Francisco Rodriguez
Cookie Rojas
Manny Sanguillen
Johan Santana
Benito Santiago Jr.
Tony Taylor
Miguel Tejada
Cristobal Torriente
Cesar Tovar
Manny Trillo
Zoilo Versalles
Ozzie Virgil Sr. and Ozzie Virgil Jr.
Bernie Williams
Appendix A: Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame
Appendix B: Twelve Young Hispanic Players to Watch
Appendix C: Latin Americans in the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Appendix D: Roberto Clemente Award
Bibliography
Index
