Mexican American Baseball in the San Fernando Valley, Chapter 3

Book: Mexican American Baseball in the San Fernando Valley
Author: Richard A. Santillan, Victoria C. Norton, Christopher Docter, Monica Ortez, and Richard Arroyo
ISBN-13: 978-1-4671-3452-1
U-$0.20-B-0.0048712312-BE-41

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Chapter 3: Transnational And Military Baseball


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1. Ramon Martinez was offered a $90 a month contract by the Brooklyn Dodgers scout Bert Wells in 1939.
2. Fred Martinez played for the California Angels in 1977.
3. Hector Espino was the "Babe Ruth of Mexico."
4. Mike Brito played in Mexico in 1955.
5. Mike Brito was born in Cuba.
6. Mike Brito played for the Washington Senators.
7. Mike Brito was a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
8. Mike Brito signed Robert "Babo" Castillo from Lincoln High School.
9. Fernando Valenzuela was the famous Mexican pitcher that Mike Brito signed for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
10. The Mike Brito League was established in 1968.
11. Baldomero "Melo" Almada was considered the first native Mexican to play in the Major Leagues.
12. Juan Zapata was a nephew of the famed Mexican Revolutionary Emiliano Zapata.
13. Baldomero "Melo" Almada played for the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns, and Brooklyn Dodgers.