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Who was the first Puerto Rican baseball player to play with the New York Yankees?
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∙ 9y ago
Roberto Clemente, who played with the Pittsburgh Pirates between 1955-1972, was not only the first Puerto Rican but the first Latin American player ever elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 14y agoRoberto Clemente of the Pittsburgh Pirates was elected unanimously to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, months after his death in a plane crash on New Year's Eve in 1972.
Clemente was a native of Puerto Rico and was elected to the Hall of Fame in a special waiver of the five year waiting period following the final year of playing.
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∙ 14y agoThe first MLB player born in Puerto Rico was pitcher Hiram Bithorn, born in Santurce, who played his first MLB game on April 15, 1942 for the Chicago Cubs.
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∙ 15y agoHi Bithorn made his debut with the Cubs on April 15, 1942.
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∙ 9y agoLuis Arroyo was the first Puerto Rican baseball player to play for the New York Yankees. He was a left handed pitcher.
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∙ 14y agoIt is Roberto Clemente
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∙ 14y agoRoberto Clemente
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∙ 12y agoAlbert pujols
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∙ 8y agoBernie Williams
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