This day in baseball: First Hispanic major leaguer
Posted: May 9, 2019 Filed under: 19th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Boston Red Stockings, Cuba, Esteban Bellán, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, sports, Troy Haymakers Leave a commentOn May 9, 1871, Cuban infielder Esteban Bellán became the first Hispanic player to appear in a major league game. The twenty-one-year-old joined the Troy Haymakers of the National Association as they lost 9-5 to the Boston Red Stockings.
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