Black History Month: Juan Marichal, the Don of Major League Baseball
Six-time 20 game winner Juan Marichal was one of the best pitchers in the history of the Major Leagues and the first Dominican to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
During Black History Month, UNANIMO Deportes celebrates the legacy of Afro Latino athletes who are role models for many of today’s top stars, and who represent our Latin Heritage in American sports history.
Six-time 20 game winner Juan Marichal was one of the best pitchers in the history of the Major Leagues and the first Dominican to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Minnie Miñoso’s status as a legend was marked for eternity when in December of 2021 he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Golden Era Committee.
Teófilo Cubillas, who at the age of 21 scored 5 goals in a World Cup, was one of the most important soccer players during the 70s, even impressing Pelé.
Nicknamed “The Baby Bull” and “Cha-Cha”, Orlando Cepeda was one of the most prolific home run hitters of this time and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
David Ortiz is one of the best sluggers who has stepped on the diamond, and recently was chosen to the National Baseball Hall of the Fame in his first year of eligibility
Hansel Emmanuel lost his left arm in an accident when he was a child, but his dream of reaching the NBA and becoming a professional has not been taken away
The late Puerto Rican Pittsburgh Pirates star is one of Major League Baseball’s legends not only for his exploits on the field but for his humanitarian legacy.
Felix “Tito” Trinidad is considered one of the best boxers to ever come from Puerto Rico, winning titles in three divisions and fighting the best of his generation.
As part of Black History Month, Unanimo Sports celebrates Panamanian Rolando Blackman, one of the best Latin American players who has seen action in the NBA.
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