Juan Antonio Yánez

• Born June 24, 1902 in Caracas, Distrito Capital Venezuela
• Died August 8, 1987 in Caracas, Distrito Capital Venezuela

Biographical Information

Juan Antonio Yánez was a key figure in early Venezuelan baseball. He was one of the founders of the Venezuelan League (1946), started the first umpiring school in Venezuela (1938) and helped form the first players' association. He managed the Patriotas de Venezuela in 1946-1947. In 2003, he was an initial inductee into the Salón de la Fama of Venezuela

Source: Salon de la Fama