Dos días después de ganar el campeonato, 19 de febrero, exactamente a las 2:45 PM, los Cangrejeros salieron del aeropuerto Isla Grande hacia Caracas para …
1951: Puerto Rico conquista su primera Serie del Caribe Leer más
Author’s note: This is an abridged interview offered to Béisbol101.com. The longer version was originally published in Memories of Winter Ball, Interviews with Players of …
Nota del autor: Esta es una entrevista abreviada ofrecida a Beisbol101.com. La versión más larga fue publicada originalmente en Memories of Winter Ball, Interviews with …
Luis Rodríguez Olmo’s first minor-league playing experience was with the 1939 Wilson Tobs (North Carolina), Class D Coastal Plain League. José “Pepe” Seda, Olmo’s 1938-39 …
Luis Rodríguez Olmo—The Ballplayer of the Americas (Part IV: minors-MLB) Leer más
Pedrín Zorrilla signed Olmo as Santurce’s reserve OF and right-handed pinch-hitter for 1954-55, with a $1,500 monthly contract, approximately the same amount Willie Mays earned …
Luis Rodríguez Olmo—The Ballplayer of the Americas (Part III) Leer más
Olmo signed a deal with the Pasquel brothers from Mexico, reportedly for at least $10,000 per season (three years) with a $40,000 ceiling. Happy Chandler, …
Luis Rodríguez Olmo—»The Baseball Player of the Americas» (Part II) Leer más
When Luis Rodríguez Olmo was born a century ago in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, August 11, 1919, this Island gave birth to a baseball icon admired …
Luis Rodríguez Olmo—»The Baseball Player of the Americas» (Part I) Leer más
