Those are some solid stats for a year old with three major league seasons to his name. Juan Soto made his MLB debut in at the ripe old age of incidentally he was the youngest player in the majors at the time.
In his first game he went up to bat, swung at the first pitch, and scored a homer. Soto, who comes from the Dominican Republic, is known for his signature shuffle move. He would finish second behind Ronald Acuna Jr. For his second season, he became only the fourth player to record more than extra base hits before his 21st birthday. A post shared by Francisco Lindor lindor12bc.
Smile, from Puerto Rico, has 14 RBIs this preseason alone, the most of anyone else on the team right now as of press time. Ramirez made his MLB debut with the Indians in and has spent his entire professional career with the club. This is what I was able to find. According to Statista the average age of an MLB player is The idea is merely to present unbiased data for educational purposes.
Keep in mind that the sport has not always been this diverse. Back in , there were three Latin players in the league. Venezuela is the second-highest producer of non-U. Third on the list is Cuba with 18 players, some of whom defected to the United States for the sole purpose of playing baseball. Coming off Tommy John surgery, but poised to make a return soon. Yadier Molina , St. Louis, Yadi appears to stand a good chance of garnering the necessary support.
Nelson Cruz Dominican Republic has overcome a late start to launch more than homers, and at 40, is showing no signs of stopping, though he was also suspended for PED use. And there is no shortage of younger players with much work still to do, but plenty of time in which to do it.
Dominican Republic , and you can easily imagine the next wave of Latino stars rolling toward Cooperstown. Hall calls growing for Latino players. Share share-square
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