Carlos Delgado
Carlos Delgado
Carlos Juan Delgado Hernándezis a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player. With 473 home runs and 1,512 RBI, he holds the all-time home run and RBI records among Puerto Rican players. He is one of only six players in Major League history to hit 30 home runs in ten consecutive seasons, becoming the fourth player to do so...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth25 June 1972
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We'll respect what Ms. or Mrs. Robinson said. I think that Jackie Robinson was an icon and he opened a lot of doors for African-American players. But having said that, we cannot overlook all the work that Roberto Clemente has done for Puerto Rico and Latin America. I'm 100% behind having No. 21 retired.
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Non-professionally, Cuba is one of the best teams in the world. Everyone hears about what a great reputation the Cuban ball club has. A lot of people want to see Cuba measure up against a professional team so that's going to draw a lot of attention. In Puerto Rico everybody is looking forward to the game against Cuba. I think it's all about bragging rights.
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This is a very unique opportunity. It is once in a lifetime and you have to make exceptions and adjustments. I am proud of being Puerto Rican, and we think this is a big deal.
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I think there's going to be a lot of emotions, having the opportunity to represent your country in front of the home crowd. I'm proud of being Puerto Rican. Obviously, we think this is a big deal.
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I think the unique thing about this type of event is that you have players playing against other players you never play against. Especially in Puerto Rico, we're excited about having a game against Cuba.
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There've been so many battles between the Puerto Rican nationals and Cuba in tournaments like the Pan American Games. Fans in Puerto Rico know a lot about Cuban baseball.
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I'm proud of being Puerto Rican, obviously we think this is a big deal. If someone else doesn't I respect their opinion. We're just going to go out and try to win.
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We are celebrating 14 years since February 4 and saying to the imperialists that the people will never again kneel before their aggression. They are provoking Venezuela and we won't let that happen.
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The situation with the Marlins, getting rid of some of their players, has given me a great opportunity in New York,
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There's something about opening day. The uniforms look a little whiter. The fans are fired up. I just want to enjoy it.
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At the beginning, that was their approach, ... It doesn't matter if you're Latin, American or Italian, if we're going to talk business, talk business. I'm not doing you any favors, you're not doing me any favors because we're speaking in Spanish. I'm a man first.
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Dontrelle Willis I'm going to describe in one word: He is phenomenal, ... He loves to help the ballclub, and as tough as it is to watch when he dives headfirst, it only shows you what kind of intensity he brings to the game.
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Cuba is a world-class team. A tournament like this provides an opportunity for all teams to be measured against each other.
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There's no such thing as a missing piece. I'm glad they brought me over here.