
Carlos Quintana
Although many baseball fans may believe otherwise, Bill Buckner…

Gus Gil
Prior to Edgardo Alfonzo and José Altuve, three Venezuelan second…

Enzo Hernández
In his time, Enzo Hernández was a special player for fans of…

Luis Aponte
An underrated middle reliever for the mediocre Red Sox teams…

Eddie Pérez
Catchers, like musicians, use both hands for their craft: the…

Edgardo Alfonzo
The New York Mets were strong contenders in 1999 and 2000, and…

Bo Díaz
Venezuelan catcher Bo Díaz played for all or part of 13 seasons…

Dave Concepcion
It’s called the fall classic, and the 1975 World Series was…

Tony Armas
In the 2015 season, Miguel Cabrera surpassed Andres Galarraga…
Gonzalo Márquez
Gonzalo Márquez, one of the earlier Venezuelans in the majors,…

Yangervis Solarte
This biography appears in Overcoming Adversity: The Tony Conigliaro…

Alex Carrasquel
Alejandro Carrasquel was the first native Venezuelan to play…

Chico Carrasquel
Alfonso “Chico” Carrasquel was the first great Hispanic defensive…

César Tovar
In the late 1960s and early ’70s, César Tovar was a fixture…

Roberto Rodriguez
When danger arose and duty called, mild-mannered reporter Clark…

Gustavo Chacin
Baseball fans have always sought to quantify every aspect of…

Alvaro Espinoza
A veteran of 12 major-league seasons, Alvaro Espinoza played…

Dámaso Blanco
Venezuelan infielder Dámaso Blanco was 30 years old and in his…

Wilson Alvarez
Wilson was meant to be. The no-hitter he pitched for the White…

Vic Davalillo
The Los Angeles Dodgers had a pair of antique dueling pistols…

Luis Aparicio
The name Luis Aparicio is closely linked with Venezuela. Both…

Andres Galarraga
Andrés Jose Padovani Galarraga was known as the Big Cat, or…

Nestor Chavez
Nestor Isaias (Silva) Chavez, a tall, slim right-hander, who…

Wilson Ramos
This biography appears in Overcoming Adversity: The Tony Conigliaro…