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Puerto Rican National Softball Team Roster' title='Puerto Rican National Softball Team Roster' />Find the latest sports news and articles on the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NCAA college football, NCAA college basketball and more at ABC News. The Texarkana Gazette is the premier source for local news and sports in Texarkana and the surrounding Arklatex areas. The first Puerto Rican players to play in U. S. Major League Baseball, Hiram Bithorn and Luis Olmo, were active in the rosters of San Juan and Caguas. Reality Realty A Strong Voice Adding Confidence to P. R. s Recovery through RealEstate Advisory THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2016. As a result of Law 20 and 22, Puerto. BX/BXQZMOQMKWPEPUU.20120628164459.jpg' alt='Puerto Rican National Softball Team Roster' title='Puerto Rican National Softball Team Roster' />As of 2. Major League Baseball players were active in the Puerto Rico Baseball League, in addition to the many hundreds who participated in the past. Some of the most famous baseball players from Puerto Rico include Hall of Famers Roberto Clemente, Orlando Cepeda, Roberto Alomar and Ivn Rodrguez as well as Jose Cheo Cruz Edgar Martnez Juan Gonzlez Victor Pellot Yadier Molina and Bernie Williams. Early history of baseball in Puerto RicoeditThe game of baseball was introduced to the island in the late 1. Puerto Ricans and Cubans who had learned the game in the United States. At first the sport was poorly received by the hard working farmers, tobacco workers and sugarcane cutters of the island, who considered it an effete, unmanly game. The first two baseball clubs were founded in 1. Almendares Baseball Club owned by Francisco Alamo Armas, and the Borinquen Baseball Club owned by Santos Filippi. Pdf Power Electronics By Rashid here. According to El Pas newspaper, the first organized baseball game was played on January 1. Santurce, San Juan. The Borinquen beat the Almendares by a score of 3 to 0. The first game to go a complete nine innings was played on January 3. Borinquen beat the Almendares again, by a score of 9 to 3. Later that same year, Puerto Rico became an American territory when the United States defeated Spain in the SpanishAmerican War. By way of recreation, the American soldiers stationed in Puerto Rico were permitted to organize a baseball club to play against the local Puerto Rican clubs. On November 4, 1. Almendares Baseball Club trounced the American Baseball Club of the Second Regiment of Infantry, by a score of 3. In the early 1. 92. Puerto Rico, such as the San Juan Baseball Club and the Porto Rican Stars, would travel to New York City to play against some of the professional American teams. Chronology of major eventseditOn January 1. Puerto Rico between the Borinquen team and the Almendares team. The Borinquen won 3 to 0. On November 4, 1. Almendares Baseball Club defeated the U. S. Second Infantry Regiment, by a score of 3. In 1. 92. 8, Emilio Millito Navarro of the Cuban Stars became the first Puerto Rican to play in the Negro Leagues. In 1. 94. 0, while pitching for the Brujos de Guayama, Satchel Paige walked off the field and left the stadium, because he saw a ghost standing next to him on the pitchers mound. In 1. 94. 2, Hiram Bithorn of the Chicago Cubs became the first Puerto Rican to play in the major leagues. In 1. 94. 7, the Leones de Ponce and a selection of native All Stars defeated the New York Yankees on consecutive games. In 1. 94. 9, Luis Olmo El Jbaro Olmos of the Brooklyn Dodgers became the first Puerto Rican to play in a World Series game, and the first one to hit a home run and to get three hits, in the same game. In 1. 95. 1, Puerto Rico won its first and only Baseball World Cup. In 1. 95. 4, Rubn Gmez of the New York Giants became the first Puerto Rican to pitch in a World Series game, and the first one to receive a World Series ring. In 1. 97. 1, Roberto Clemente of the Pittsburgh Pirates became the first Hispanic to reach 3,0. Puerto Rican to be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1. 98. 4, Willie Hernndez of the Detroit Tigers became the first Puerto Rican to win both the AL Cy Young Award and the AL MVP Award. In 1. 99. 2, Jose Cheo Cruz was honored by the Houston Astros when his 2. In 1. 99. 5, Leon Day, a Pitcher in the Negro Leagues who played for Los Tiburones de Aguadilla the Aguadilla Sharks was inducted into the Hall of Fame. His love for the island is reflected in the fact that he is the only Hall of Famer to be enshrined with a cap of a team outside the mainland United States his plaque depicts him as an Aguadilla Shark. In 1. Orlando Peruchin Cepeda became the second Puerto Rican enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 2. 00. 1, Major League Baseball history was made when Opening Day was in San Juan at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium with a game between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays. In 2. 00. 3 as well as 2. Montreal Expos played 2. Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, before moving to Washington, D. C. and becoming the Washington Nationals. In 2. 01. 1, Roberto Alomar became the third Puerto Rican enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 2. 01. 3 the Puerto Rican national baseball team defeated two time champions Japan during the World Baseball Classic semi finals. Liga de Bisbol Profesional Roberto ClementeeditPuerto Rico has a winter baseball league named the Liga de Bisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente, formerly known as Liga de Bisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico LBPPR and Puerto Rico Baseball League, that has operated since the early 2. The champion of the Puerto Rico league represents Puerto Rico in the annual Caribbean World Series. The LBPRC currently has six teams In 2. LBPPR recessed for the first time since its creation. In 2. 00. 8, the organization resumed operations, but with several structural changes. These included reducing the league to only four teams, renaming the league as the Puerto Rico Baseball League, and establishing a website. Currently, the leagues champion also participates in the Caribbean Series. In 2. 00. 8, the LBPPR participated in the first inter league series with the LBPDR, otherwise known as the Liga de Beisbol Profesional de la Republica Dominicana Professional Baseball League of the Dominican Republic. Inception and early years of the league 1. Enrique Huyke, a professor from Mayagez, originally suggested the establishment of an organized baseball league in Puerto Rico. The idea was adopted by Teofilo Maldonado, president of the Commission on Recreation and Sports. Gabriel Castro helped Huyke with the scouting of organizations, which had to pay 1,0. The Guayama Rotary Club collaborated in raising funds for the teams. The Liga de Bisbol Semiprofesional de Puerto Rico LBSPR was founded in 1. The new league consisted of six teams the Senadores de San Juan San Juan Senators, Leones de Ponce Ponce Lions, Indios de Mayagez Mayagez Indians, Criollos de Caguas Caguas Creoles, Brujos de Guayama Guayama Witch Doctors, and Grises Orientales de Humacao Humacao Oriental Grays. Maldonado was named the leagues commissioner. The league set deadlines for changes in the rosters, which were allowed only during the first half of the season, and the number of games played has historically varied from 4. The All Star game was scheduled to coincide with the traditional Three Kings Day, January 6, an idea suggested by Angel Coln so that the proceeds could be used to buy toys. This date was used for decades, until the emergence of television forced the league to comply with dates requested by the networks. The first Puerto Rican players to play in U. S. Major League Baseball, Hiram Bithorn and Luis Olmo, were active in the rosters of San Juan and Caguas. Bithorn became the youngest manager in the leagues history, named to the position in 1. Caribbean Business February 1. Latin Media House, LLCCaribbean Business February 1. Published on Feb 1. Caribbean Business is the weekly business newspaper published by Latin Media House, LLC, from Santurce, Puerto Rico. Thursday, FEBRUARY 1.