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     Javier Vázquez Position: Starting Pitcher Active Career: 1998–2011 Teams: Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, Florida Marlins Highlights: Nicknamed the "Silent Assassin," he won 165 games and racked up over...

1. Christian Vázquez Position: Catcher Active Career: 2014–present Teams: Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins Highlights: A two-time World Series champion (winning with the Red Sox in 2018 and the Astros in 2022). He notably caught the second postseason...

   . Ramón Vázquez Position: Infielder (Second baseman/Shortstop) Active Career: 2001–2009 Teams: Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers Highlights: Played parts of 7 seasons in the majors as a reliable utility infielder and later...

WWE Hall of Fame: The reason that Carlos Colon was inducted this year New WWE Hall of Fame inductee Carlos Colon was one of the biggest professional wrestling stars in Puerto Rico history. However, that might not be the reason that the WWE chose Carlos Colon in 2014...

Kevin Iole October 6, 2013 Freddie Roach has trained some of the greatest fighters of the last 25 years, including Manny Pacquiao, Mike Tyson, Bernard Hopkins, Virgil Hill, James Toney and a slew of others.  He made a statement a few days ago that was largely...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Miguel Cotto stopped Delvin Rodriguez in the third round Saturday night in a junior middleweight bout at Amway Center. Cotto improved to 38-4 with his 31st knockout, working quickly in his first fight since losing being unanimously outpointed by...

Miguel Cotto (37-4, 30 KOs), of Caguas, Puerto Rico, is in his final weeks of training for his 12-round super welterweight battle with Top-10 contender and two-time world title challenger Delvin Rodriguez (28-6-3, 16 KOs), of the Dominican Republic. Cotto vs....

Championship | Tue, Mar 19 DOM 3, PUR 0 SAN FRANCISCO -- The air horns, whistles and congas that were the background noise to all eight consecutive Dominican Republic victories in the third World Baseball Classic could be heard from one end of the continent to the...

Semifinals, Game 1 | Sun, Mar 17 PUR 3, JPN 1 SAN FRANCISCO -- The World Baseball Classic reign for the Land of the Rising Sun is at an end. The sun set for Japan in a tournament full of upsets and surprises on Sunday as Puerto Rico won, 3-1, at AT&T Park on the...

Round 2, Pool 2, Game 6 | Sat, Mar 16 DOM 2, PUR 0 MIAMI -- By virtue of the Dominican Republic's 2-0 victory over Puerto Rico on Saturday at Marlins Park, the pairings for the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic for the next two days are set. Puerto Rico will...

Round 2, Pool 2, Game 5 | Fri, Mar 15 PUR 4, USA 3 MIAMI -- Puerto Rico is going to San Francisco. Behind the two-hit pitching of journeyman right-hander Nelson Figueroa, Puerto Rico defeated Team USA, 4-3, on Friday night at Marlins Park, knocking the Americans --...

Round 2, Pool 2, Game 3 | Wed, Mar 13 PUR 4, ITA 3 MIAMI -- Team Puerto Rico survived the hard way on Wednesday night. On the brink of elimination, Puerto Rico rallied with three runs in the eighth inning to defeat Italy, 4-3, in front of 25,787 at Marlins Park....

Round 2, Pool 2, Game 2 | Tue, Mar 12 USA 7, PUR 1 MIAMI -- Gio Gonzalez came home and pitched precisely as advertised for Team USA on Tuesday night in the second round of the World Baseball Classic. The Nationals left-hander tossed five innings of shutout, three-hit...

Round 1, Pool C, Game 6 | Sun, Mar 10 DOM 4, PUR 2 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Both the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico had already earned a place in the World Baseball Classic's second round, so their meeting on Sunday night to close out Pool C play would undoubtedly...

Round 1, Pool C, Game 4 | Sat, Mar 9 PUR 6, VEN 3 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- When the World Baseball Classic was created, it's likely Major League Baseball had Saturday night's Puerto Rico-Venezuela game in mind. A packed house of 18,741 at Hiram Bithorn Stadium was...