Three Cuban players nominated for the Latin Baseball Hall of Fame

The gardenersJose Canseco andRafael Palmer, next to the launcherLivan Hernandez, all of Cuban origin and former Major League players, are nominated to join theLatin Baseball Hall of Fame it is 2024.

“The international induction committee put the extensive list to a vote, to then announce the players eligible for the ballot who will subsequently be inducted as part of the 11th Class of the venue,” he said.Robinson Paredes, Director of Operations of the Latin Baseball Hall of Fame, in statements collected byFree Diary.

The vote will be carried out by a group of more than fifty sports writers from Cuba, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Dominican Republic and Nicaragua.

They will have the responsibility of voting for those they consider to have the greatest merit, according to the Hall's eligibility criteria.

Among the eligible Cubans, the one born in Havana,José Canseco, added 462 home runs, drove in 1,407 runs and stole 200 bases. He was the first major league player to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases. (42-40) in one season. He won Rookie of the Year in 1986 and Most Valuable Player in 1988.

Also originally from the Cuban capital, Rafael Plameiro grew up and developed his career in the United States.

According to the digital portalCubanet, “if we speak from statistics,Rafael Palmeiro is the most outstanding Cuban in the Big Leagues. He is in the elite group of six hitters with 500 home runs and 3,000 hits.”

It seems that statements he made in the United States Congress and his positive test for steroids continue in the minds of journalists, becoming a difficult barrier to break to reach Cooperstown, the headquarters of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Finally,Villarreal native Liván Hernández was a pitcher who was never on the injured list during his 17-season career., adding 177 victories in the Major Leagues.

Likewise, he was the leader, on three occasions, in innings pitched, twice in starts and on two other occasions in complete games.

With theFlorida MarlinsIn 1997, he won the Most Valuable Player award in the National League Championship Series and then in the World Series against the Cleveland Indians.

Previously, Cuban Orlando “El Duque” Hernández was selected to join such a glorious group.

The Latino Baseball Hall of Fame is a non-profit institution which seeks recognition of the career and contributions of Latin American baseball players in the best baseball settings, as well as recognizing the values and promoting social and foundational initiatives for the development of this sport in the region.

It was founded in 2010 in the Dominican Republic under the initiative of Roberto Weill, businessman and promoter of baseball in Latin America, and Rafael Ávila, legendary scout and executive of the Los Angeles Dodgers, founder of the MLB Academies and Development Centers system in Latin America.