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Louis "Count" Castro: the story of a forgotten Latino Major Leaguer.(Biography)
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Nine
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March 22, 2008
- Author:
- Garcia, Gilberto
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Louis Castro, a utility infielder, joined the Philadelphia Athletics in 1902, the year they won the American League pennant. The following essay documents the mysterious baseball career of a forgotten Latino Major Leaguer and places his story as an important beginning chapter in the contribution of Latin American ballplayers.
Connie Mack, the Philadelphia A's manager, invited Castro, a former Manhattan collegian and rookie player from the Minor Leagues, to 1902 spring training. Typical for Castro in his professional baseball career, he found himself in the Majors but in the middle of a controversy. In a legal battle over competing contracts, Philadelphia lost the services ...