Latino Legends Team

Latino Legends Team

The Latino Legends Team was an all-time all-star baseball team selected in 2005 to honor the history of Latin American players in Major League Baseball. The players were chosen by fan voting. Ballots were available both online at MLB.com and at Chevrolet dealerships, and over 1.6 million total votes were cast. The team was announced at a ceremony hosted by actor Edward James Olmos prior to Game Four of the 2005 World Series. The selected players were:

*, second base
*, outfield
*, designated hitter
*, starting pitcher
*, relief pitcher
* Dominican Sammy Sosa, a then still-active member of the 500 home run club was left off, as were Rafael Palmeiro and José Canseco, renowned Cuban-born sluggers caught up in the steroid scandals of the time as well as Nicaraguan Denis Martinez the first latino to pitch a perfect game.

External links

* [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20050823&content_id=1180664&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Latino Legends Team ballot]
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20051026&content_id=1260180&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Press release with full vote results]
* [http://www.1800beisbol.com/baseball/Deportes/Baseball/Chevy_2005_Latino_Legends_Team_Players/ Beisbol Latino Legends List]


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