Part I highlighted Héctor Espino’s summer seasons, 1960-1984. It included career comparisons between him and Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Joshua (Josh) Gibson, Babe Ruth, and
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From 1960-to-1984, Héctor Espino was a hitting machine in Mexico, and briefly (1964) with the Jacksonville Suns. Those 25 “summer seasons” are highlighted in Part
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Outfielder Arturo, aka Arturito or Art, López was the first-Puerto Rico born baseball player who signed with the New York Yankees (in 1961) and actually
Part III ended with AC’s tough final series loss to Licey, five games-to-three, 1963-64 finals. AC hired Al Widmar to manage their 1964-65 club. Widmar
Parts I and II covered how the AC yellow uniform colors evolved from the mamey fruit and Marianao Tigers uniforms in Cuba, early 1950s; AC’s
Part I covered the 1951-to-1954 Dominican Republic summer seasons, ending with the creation of the LIDOM (Liga Dominicana), a 1955-56 winter league. Luichy Sánchez alerted
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From 1981-84, the author would exercise via outdoor aerobics classes at Parque Central (Central Park), in Santurce, a facility administered by the municipality of San
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Con voz entrecortada me dijo su hijo, Charles West, «Hace unos minutos se nos fue el viejo. Se me murió.» Juan «Terín» Pizarro falleció a
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On a pleasant, mid-October 1991 day, the author was in Ponce, Puerto Rico, with time to kill. Ponce would host the [first] October 20, 1991
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The author lived in Santurce, Puerto Rico, when the Arecibo Wolves returned from Caracas, Venezuela, after winning the February 1983 Caribbean Series. Instead of taking
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