Puerto Rico Baseball League News

ST. LOUIS — It was just a short toss from his traditional home on the baseball diamond. Legendary Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina wasn’t behind the plate, where legions of St. Louis fans have embraced the Puerto Rican All-Star as one of their own. For thi

Álex Cora, the first Puerto Rican manager to win a World Series, will skip the Boston Red Sox’s trip to visit President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday.

He was part of the trade that was supposed to doom the Mets and general manager Brodie Van Wagenen even before spring training had begun. It was December, and the Mets were stepping into a brave, new world – and it wasn’t just about their new architect. N

This past winter Maria Torres moved from the Kansas City Star to the Los Angeles Times, leaving the Midwest for the West Coast. Moving is nothing new to Torres, however. The Puerto Rico native grew up mostly in south Florida before moving to Georgia as a

Puerto Ricans had lots to celebrate at Boston’s home opener when the Red Sox faced the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park. For us Puerto Ricans, April 9 in Boston was special for two reasons — managers Álex Cora and Charlie Montoyo. My abuelita Mercedes wou

Plenty of people from Álex Cora’s hometown of Caguas, Puerto Rico, will be watching when the Red Sox hold their championship ring ceremony at Fenway Park on April 9. Caguas residents take great pride in Cora’s accomplishment as a native son who became the

Carlos Delgado never faced a tougher adversary than what he encountered when Hurricane Maria tore through his native island of Puerto Rico. If you remember Delgado, he was a stout slugger. He was 6-foot-3 and a chiseled 215 pounds. When I met him in Puert

By Charlie Vascellaro Marysol Castro was quite a familiar face and voice to her fellow New Yorkers long before she made history as Major League Baseball’s first Latina public address announcer last season with the Mets. Castro, a Bronx native and daughter

Playing baseball took José Vazquez from Puerto Rico to Iowa to Florida. Now he's the only Puerto Rican head coach at a historically black university.

Ray Suarez set the tone for important conversations on politics, immigration and race relations in the United States as host of NPR’s Talk of the Nation from 1993 to 1999. He continued his important work as a senior correspondent and, later, chief nationa

Each Saturday, El Profe digs into moments in baseball history captured by a camera lens. These Iconic Images stir the soul, capturing more than a moment in a game.Today, El Profe discusses the stoic salute of The Great One. This photo gives me chills: Rob

It’s all about pride. This image of Dereck Rodríguez and members of the Criollos de Caguas represented Puerto Rico during the 2017 Caribbean Series in Culiacán, Mexico. Jean Fruth loves this photo because she captured these players in a natural moment bef