Speak English! - The Rise of Latinos in Baseball

Latinos dominate baseball today, leading off the lineups of the best teams, making contenders strong up the middle, or helping to anchor pitching staffs. Vladimir Guerrero, Omar Vizquel, and Mariano Rivera are well-known professional baseball stars. But many Latinos had less flashy beginnings. Speak English! chronicles how much and how little has changed since the first Latino played in the big leagues in the nineteenth century.

About the author

Rafael Hermoso covered baseball from New York City sandlots, the New York-Penn League, and the major leagues for the Bergen Record, New York Daily News, and the New York Times. Hermoso works for UNICEF.
Rita Rivera is a photo editor and a photographer living and working in New York City. Rivera's photographs are widely exhibited and are in the permanent collections of The New York Public Library and El Museo del Barrio, among others.

Product details

• Authors: Rafael Hermoso, Rafael/ Rivera Hermoso
• Assisted by: Rita Rivera (Photographs)
• Publisher: Kent State Univ Pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2013
• EAN: 9781606351673
• ISBN: 978-1-60635-167-3
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore