Countdown to 2017 HOF Inductions: Luis Aparicio

First Latino Rookie of the Year. Led the American League in steals nine straight seasons, a record that still stands.

A slight, but slick fielder, the 5-foot-9 Luis Aparicio inspired generations to play shortstop. He’s so revered in his country, that he was named Venezuela’s Athlete of the 20th Century.

The countdown to Iván ‘Pudge’ Rodríguez’s induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is full of legends. In his time, not many were bigger than ‘Little Louie.’