Topic: Caribbean
(Reuters) - Promising Detroit Tigers pitcher Al Alburquerque has undergone elbow surgery that will sideline him until at least mid-season next year, the American League team said on Friday.Alburquerque, 25, had a stress fracture repaired in his throwing elbow and will not ...
Leonys Martin, who defected from Cuba's national team in Japan last August, is set to make his minor-league US professional debut Thursday and could yet join the Texas Rangers this season.The 23-year-old outfielder signed the second-largest Major League Baseball contract given to ...
DALLAS (Reuters) - Cuban defector Leonys Martin, a speedy outfielder, has signed a five-year contract with the Texas Rangers, the Major League Baseball team said on Wednesday.Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed but local media reported the contract is worth ...
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Houston Astros have avoided arbitration with starting pitcher Wandy Rodriguez by signing the left-hander to a three-year extension.Rodriguez, 32, is guaranteed $34 million for the 2011-13 seasons with an option for 2014 that could bring the total to ...
The scouts allegedly raked in 400,000 dollars in kickbacks from signing bonuses and contract buyouts paid to secure 23 prospective baseball players, officials said."These defendants allegedly defrauded their employer and enriched themselves by taking advantage of vulnerable ballplayers who were anxious to ...
Poverty is an issue affecting the lives of most children born in the Dominican Republic . Thirty-one of every thousand children born in the Dominican Republic will die before the age of five, as contrasted with seven of every thousand in the ...
Despite baseball being called "America's Favorite Past Time," many of the game's great players are from the Dominican Republic . However, some of the all-time best players from the Dominican Republic include Juan Marichal, Pedro Martinez, Manny Ramirez, Albert Pujols , and ...
He is already being called everything from phenom to the Southpaw Stephen Strasburg. Tall and lanky with a fastball that has supposedly been clocked during this spring training at speeds up to 102 miles, Aroldis Chapman is trying mightily to live up ...
Yuniesky Betancourt is a Major League Baseball (MLB) player with the Seattle Mariners . He is widely regarded as an excellent defensive shortstop, as well as a consistent hitter for average.Yuniesky Betancourt was born in Santa Clara , Cuba on January 31, ...
A native of the Dominican Republic , Acta was hired by the Nationals in 2006 to replace Hall-of-Famer Frank Robinson . San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic Spent several years in the Houston Astros farm system as an infielderBaseball-Reference: Manny Acta Never ...
