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Baseball's past, present, and future are ready for you to
see and be part of at the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory.
The Enchanted Isle doesn’t
produce as many Major League Baseball ballplayers in the Caribbean as the Dominican Republic but maybe that’s
because it prefers to focus on quality, not quantity. You can learn more about baseball’s rich history in Puerto Rico in The World in a Ballpark: Baseball Goes Global,
which is available for purchase at the Buy Joe's Guides page.
It was on these fields that talent blossomed. Jose Valentin and Carlos Beltran
in the working class city of Manati. Juan Gonzalez and Carlos
Delgado in the northwest towns of Arecibo and Aguadilla,
respectively. Jose Vidro in the tuna-port town of Mayaguez
on the southwestern coast. Javy Lopez, Ricky Ledee, Javier Vasquez and others in the island’s second largest city of
Ponce. And the likes of Bernie Williams, Jorge Posada, Ivan
Rodriguez, Mike Lowell and Bengie Molina in and around the island’s largest city of San
Juan.
Drive across this magnificent island over a week’s time and you will
find one constant in almost every town: a lovely-manicured amateur ballpark that is the proving ground for future major leaguers
and the sight of Puerto’s Rico summer league.
While Puerto Rico's winter leagues have
suffered from gross mismanagement the past decade resulting in dwindling attendance and enthusiasm, the light at the end of
the tunnel has been the proving grounds: the amateur leagues, which invoke a real sense of pride for small towns
across this dynamic and breathtaking island.
We also hope you enjoy this collage of beisbol – Puerto
Rican style!
