Take me out to the ballgame! America’s pastime, baseball, is also immensely popular in Latin America, and today many major league players come from Puerto Rico. In this episode we chat about the history of the game on the island, some of its best players, and about the World Baseball Classic, which has become a global phenomenon.
¡Llévame al juego de béisbol! El pasatiempo americano, béisbol, también es inmensamente popular en América Latina, y hoy en día muchos jugadores de las Grandes Ligas provienen de Puerto Rico. En este episodio conversamos sobre la historia del juego en la isla, algunos de sus mejores jugadores y sobre el Clásico Mundial de Béisbol, que se ha convertido en un fenómeno mundial.
SOURCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_World_Baseball_Classic
https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/edwin-diaz-is-expected-to-miss-2023-season-what-are-mets-options
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35853145/detroit-tigers-sign-team-nicaragua-righty-duque-hebbert-wbc
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35830688/fans-puerto-rico-wbc-team-set-guinness-world-record
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_in_Puerto_Rico#:~:text=The%20game%20of%20baseball%20was,it%20an%20effete%2C%20unmanly%20game
https://www.mlb.com/news/featured/the-history-of-baseball-in-puerto-rico
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/History_of_baseball_in_Puerto_Rico
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