Alex Rodriguez Third Baseman for the New York Yankees Hispanic Heritage Project October 21, 2012 Alex Rodriguez Alex Rodriguez is the third baseman for the New York Yankees. He has been playing for the Yankees since 2004, but has been playing professional baseball since 1994. Alex Rodriguez can be considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of Hispanic descent and has broken records previously set Sammy Sosa, who is also one of baseball's greatest players of Hispanic descent. Alex Rodriguez was born in New York City on July 27, 1975 and is the youngest of three children. His parents are Victor Rodriguez and Lourdes Navarro. Rodriguez's love of baseball can be traced through his father. Victor Rodriguez was "a former pro catcher in his native Dominican Republic and a passionate New York Mets Fan" (A+E, 2012). When Rodriguez was 4 years old, he and his family moved to the Dominican Republic. It was during this time that Rodriguez began playing baseball. However, when Rodriguez was in fifth grade, his family moved from the Dominican Republic to Miami. Sadly, it was after the Rodriguez's moved back to the United States that Victor and Lourdes separated and Lourdes was left to raise Rodriguez and his siblings on her own (A+E, 2012). Rodriguez went to Westminster Christian School, a private high school in Miami, and played both football and baseball. In 1992, as a junior at Westminster Christian School, Rodriguez stole 42 bases in 35 games and led the
Mariano Rivera, born November 29, 1969 in Panama City, Panama, was a Major League Baseball (MLB) closing pitcher for the New York Yankees from the years 1995 to 2013. He signed with the Yankees on February 17, 1990 and was called up to the major leagues in May of 1995, but was sent back down to the minor leagues so that he could obtain more training and experience. Rivera was finally called back up to the majors in June of 1995 after he impressed many with his increased pitching speed. Mariano Rivera started off as a starting pitcher, but eventually moved to the closer position where he dominated and greatly helped the Yankees. Rivera is considered the best closing pitcher in all of baseball for many reasons such as his famous “cutter” pitcher, the numerous records he set, and for his positive attitude and ways of giving back.
Cuban attended Mount Lebanon High School. Then he went to High school at the University of Pittsburg where he took psychology classes. At the age of 10 he started flipping baseball cards and earned some money from that. He skipped the senior year and went straight to collage full time.
The man who broke the color barrier, Jackie Robinson. Robinson was the first African-American to play in the MLB. Robinson overcame many obstacles in his career the main ones being racism and segregation. Robinson had a 10 year career with the Dodgers. Robinson became a civil rights activist being involved in the NAACP after his retirement from baseball. Jackie has received numerous awards not only for his physical abilities but for his impact he made on the world.
In summary, Alex Rodriguez came to Yankees’ camp and helped younger players. He uses his good personality (agreeableness, self-efficacy, and openness to experience) when teaching. His experience or way of teaching would have a good impact to younger people. Also his daughters would be happy spending time with
Mike Trout, Mike Trout is the best current player in the MLB right now. He is a dominate hitter, fielder and a great teammate. Mike Trout is a 6’2, 235lb player from Vineland New Jersey. He is in the top five in the league for all statistics except for strikeouts, not including the players that had one ten at bats because then they can have crazy stats. Some categories he is number 1 is he scored the most runs and walks. Mike Trout is the best player in the MLB.
Gardner Hagan Spanish 2 Ms. Grose 10-December-2014 Daddy Yankee Daddy Yankee was born on February 3, 1976, in Villa Kennedy Santruce, Puerto Rico. Daddy Yankee’s birth name is Ramon Ayala. Villa Kennedy Santruce is one of the top Spanish-Language dancehall regions in Puerto Rico. Daddy Yankee grow up with music all around him and at the age of 13 he started to rhyme and sing.
Next, Roberto Clemente was a Puerto Rican Professional baseball player. Clemente spent eighteen years in Major league baseball (NL). He was a right fielder for the Pittsburg pirates and he was inducted into the National baseball hall of fame in 1973. Clemente was an all-start for twelve
Have you ever wondered who was one of the best latino baseball players of all time ? Well one of the best is Roberto Clemente . Roberto Clemente is a famous baseball player because he started out from the very beginning and got too all-star in a year . When Roberto Clemente was growing up he had three brothers,two sisters,two half brothers, and one half sister . He was born in August 8th, 1934 and then he died in December 31st, 1972 .
That was the year he became a superstar, he batted .358, hit 36 home runs, and had 123 RBI’s (Runs Batted In). His stats for that season were good enough for him to finish second in the MVP race (Alex Rodriguez Biography). Furthermore Rodriguez proved himself to be the best all-around player over roughly the next decade (Alex Rodriguez Biography). He gained many fans over these years, however they didn’t know what was going on behind the locker room doors.
Rose was born in 1941 in Cincinnati, to Harry and LaVerne Rose. Pete’s father, Harry, played a number of sports himself at a semi-professional level. One of which was baseball. This born athletic talent would set Pete on a course of greatness in the game of baseball. The sport that was his first love.
Roberto Clemente was born on August 18, 1934 in Carolina, Puerto Rico. He was the youngest child of seven children, born to Luisa Walker and Don Melchor Clemente. He was no stranger to hardship in his early years; he had to work in the fields with his father due to limited resources at home. Clemente excelled as a baseball player in his early years; he was playing in the Puerto Rican Baseball League at the age of 17. It only took him one year in the Puerto Rican league to become a starter for his team. In November 1952, when Clemente was 18 years old, he participated in a tryout camp somewhere in Puerto Rico. He immediately caught the attention of Al Campanis, scout for the Brooklyn Dodgers. A look at Campanis’ scouting report showed his high
On June 26, 1974, Derek Sanderson Jeter was born in Pequannock, New Jersey, the oldest child of two, to Dorothy and Charles Jeter. The Jeter family moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan when Derek was just four years old. Derek attended Kalamazoo Central High School where he was lucky enough to play basketball and baseball as a lanky yet athletic teenager. Even though he did play basketball, he was mainly focused on baseball. At just the young age of eight, Derek knew that he wanted to be the shortstop for the New York Yankees.
On February 22, 1971 Fernandez was born in Long Beach, California to her father, a Cuban baseball star and her mother, a Puerto Rican softball player. At the age of seven she started out in a local children's league where she tried out as a pitcher. However, her coach told her that she will never make it because of her size and build. In 1986 she moved to Lakewood,
Roberto Clemente was born on August 18, 1934 to Melchor and Luisa Clemente. He was the youngest out of seven children. His dad was a sugarcane foreman and Roberto sometimes would bring water to the workers on the field. As a boy he was good at sports. He excelled in baseball and javelin throwing. He was so good at both he had a choice to make: he could either represent Puerto Rico at the 1952 olympics or he could play baseball for the professional Santurce baseball team. He chose to play baseball. As a kid Roberto was very motivated, he once earned a penny a day for three years to pay for a bike that he wanted. Roberto Clemente received his first contract by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954. He was invited to a Dodgers-Santurce tryout and he beat
Roberto Clemente comes from very humble beginnings. Roberto clemente was born on aug. 18, 1934 in Puerto Rico in San Anton Barrio. His parents were Louisa Walker and Melchor and had six siblings. His parents were hard-working, Clemente's father worked in the sugarcane and construction area and Clemente's mother was a laundress and gave food to the construction people and cane workers. Roberto's parents taught the siblings and Roberto about not being ashamed of being poor. Even though They earned $0.45 a day, their priority was getting food on the table for the siblings and Roberto. Roberto was a hard worker and He wanted a bike. It took him three years to earn the money to buy a bike. Roberto helped his dad with construction.