Latino Baseball Hall of Fame
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- 05 / 14 / 2010
And among the 25 players, broadcasters and officials to be enshrined are Dodgers Spanish-language broadcaster Jaime Jarrin -- already enshrined in Cooperstown -- and former Dodgers owner Peter O'Malley.
O'Malley will enter the Hall as the recipient of the Tom Lasorda Award, recognizing an outstanding non-Latino personality.
Former Angel Rod Carew, who was born in Panama, will be among the player inductees.
The rest of the Hall's first class are:
Roberto Clemente (Puerto Rico); Juan Marichal (Dominican Republic); Luis Aparicio (Venezuela); Orlando Cepeda (Puerto Rico);
Tony Perez (Cuba); Martin Dihigo (Cuba); Jose de la Caridad Mendez (Cuba); Cristobal Torriente (Cuba); Alejandro Pompez
(Cuba); Eloy "Buck" Canel (Argentina); Felo Ramirez (Cuba); Pancho Coimbre (Puerto Rico); Belo Avila (Mexico); Chico
Carrasquel (Venezuela); Tetelo Vargas (Dominican Republic); Minnie Minoso (Cuba); Bobby Maduro (Cuba); Roberto Alomar (Puerto
Rico); Davey Concepcion (Venezuela); Felipe Alou (Dominican Republic); Camilo Pascual (Cuba); Hector Espino (Mexico).
By Kevin Baxter
Source: Los Angeles Times
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