Carlos Juan Delgado Hernandez was born June 25th, 1972, in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico to Carlos “Don Cao” Delgado and his mother Carmen Digna Hernandez. Both Don Cao and Carlos’ grandfather, Asdrúbal “Pingolo” Delgado, were prominent figures in Aguadilla, and while Carlos admits that this made him feel “protected”, he wasn’t allowed to be a kid or get in trouble. At the age of 16, Carlos had 5 different major league baseball organizations knocking on his door in attempts to sign him. He eventually chose to sign with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1988, but was intent on graduating from José de Diego High School in 1989 before beginning a journey to the major leagues.
