KPCC: Latino ballplayers lead move to put accents on MLB jerseys
From KPCC’s “Take Two” on May 18, 2016, with SABR member Anthony Salazar:
The next time you turn on a Dodgers game, you may notice a difference. And it’s on the back of some players’ jerseys. Here’s a hint: Adrian González.
The first baseman has added the accent to his last name. It’s part of a campaign to encourage Major League Baseball players to add the accent to their names to correctly reflect the pronunciation, and spelling, in Spanish.
It brings up a larger question: is the change merely cosmetic or a signal of the future?
For more, we’re joined by Anthony Salazar, chair of the Latino Baseball Committee, Society for American Baseball Research.
Listen to the full interview here: http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2016/05/18/48953/ponleacento-latino-baseball-players-lead-move-to-p/
Originally published: May 19, 2016. Last Updated: May 19, 2016.