Latino Baseball Hall of Fame

The Latino Baseball Hall of Fame - in Spanish Salón de la Fama del Béisbol Latino - was inaugurated in the city of La Romana in the Dominican Republic in 2010. It is designed to honor the contribution of Latin American players to the game of baseball and to honor the greats who have been part of this rich history. 24 inductees were part of the inaugural class, divided into three groups:

• Latin American members of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York; this group also includes Latin American recipients of the Ford Frick Award
• The Veterans
• Contemporary Players since 1959

The first induction ceremonies were held in La Romana from May 23-30, 2010.

The Hall of Fame also gives out the "Tommy Lasorda Award", dedicated to a non-Latin personality who has worked to promote the development of baseball in Latin America. The first award was given to Peter O'Malley, former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, in 2010.

Many of the individuals selected for the first class had already been enshrined in the Hall of Fame, the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame, the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame, the Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame, the Salón de la Fama (Mexico) or the Salón de la Fama (Venezuela).

Inductees

Hall of Fame Members

• Luis Aparicio, player, Venezuela - 2010
• Eloy Canel, journalist, Argentina - 2010
• Rod Carew, player, Panama - 2010
• Orlando Cepeda, player, Puerto Rico - 2010
• Roberto Clemente, player, Puerto Rico - 2010
• Martín Dihigo, player, Cuba - 2010
• Jaime Jarrín, broadcaster, Ecuador - 2010
• Juan Marichal, player, Dominican Republic - 2010
• José Méndez, player, Cuba - 2010
• Tony Pérez, player, Cuba - 2010
• Alejandro Pómpez, executive, Cuba - 2010
• Felo Ramírez, scout, Cuba - 2010
• Cristobal Torriente, player, Cuba - 2010

Veterans

• Mel Almada, player, Mexico - 2014
• Santos Amaro, player, Cuba - 2013
• Luis Arroyo, player, Puerto Rico - 2012
• Beto Avila, player, Mexico - 2010
• Hiram Bithorn, player, Puerto Rico - 2016
• Ramón Bragaña, player, Cuba - 2012
• Alejandro Carrasquel, player, Venezuela - 2012
• Alfonso Carrasquel, player, Venezuela - 2010
• Ángel Castro, player, Mexico - 2012
• Pancho Coimbre, player, Puerto Rico - 2010
• Emilio Cueche, player, Venezuela - 2016
• Víctor Davalillo, player, Venezuela - 2013
• Cameleón García, player, Venezuela - 2014
• Silvio García, player, Cuba - 2013
• Gil Garrido, player, Panama - 2014
• Chile Gomez, player, Mexico - 2011
• Julián Javier, player, Dominican Republic - 2013
• Vidal Lopez, player, Venezuela - 2011
• Dolf Luque, player, Cuba - 2011
• Bobby Maduro, player, Cuba - 2010
• Connie Marrero, player, Cuba - 2016
• Horacio Martinez, player, Dominican Republic - 2011
• Orestes Minoso, player, Cuba - 2010
• Felipe Montemayor, player, Mexico - 2013
• Chi Chi Olivo, player, Dominican Republic - 2016
• Diomedes Olivo, player, Dominican Republic - 2012
• Luis Olmo, player, Puerto Rico - 2014
• Vic Power, player, Puerto Rico - 2013
• Humberto Robinson, player, Panama - 2013
• Enrique Romo, player, Mexico - 2016
• Pat Scantlebury, player, Panama - 2012
• Tony Taylor, player, Cuba - 2018
• Tetelo Vargas, player, Dominican Republic - 2010
• Ozzie Virgil Sr., player, Dominican Republic - 2014

Contemporaries

• Edgardo Alfonzo, player, Venezuela - 2018
• Roberto Alomar, player, Puerto Rico - 2010 (note: Alomar was inducted prior to his election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame)
• Felipe Alou, player and manager, Dominican Republic - 2010
• Matty Alou, player, Dominican Republic - 2013
• Moises Alou, player, Dominican Republic - 2014
• Tony Armas, player, Venezuela - 2013
• Bert Campaneris, player, Cuba - 2014
• Rico Carty, player, Dominican Republic - 2011
• Vinny Castilla, player, Mexico - 2014
• David Concepción, player, Venezuela - 2010
• Mike Cuellar, player, Cuba - 2013
• Carlos Delgado, player, Puerto Rico - 2015
• Hector Espino, player, Mexico - 2010
• Tony Fernández, player, Dominican Republic - 2013
• Andres Galarraga, player, Venezuela - 2011
• Nomar Garciaparra, player, Mexico - 2015
• Juan González, player, Puerto Rico - 2013
• Luis Gonzalez, player, Cuba - 2015
• Vladimir Guerrero, player, Dominican Republic - 2018
• Ozzie Guillen, player, Venezuela - 2015
• Orlando Hernandez, player, Cuba - 2016
• Teddy Higuera, player, Mexico - 2013
• Roberto Kelly, player, Panama - 2015
• Aurelio Lopez, player, Mexico - 2014
• Dennis Martinez, player, Nicaragua - 2011
• Edgar Martinez, player, Puerto Rico - 2011
• Pedro Martinez, player, Dominican Republic - 2015 (note: Martínez was inducted prior to his election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame)
• Omar Moreno, player, Panama - 2014
• Manny Mota, player, Dominican Republic - 2020
• Ben Oglivie, player, Panama - 2012
• Tony Oliva, player, Cuba - 2012
• Jesse Orosco, player, Mexico - 2016
• Camilo Pascual, player, Cuba - 2010
• Tony Pena, player, Dominican Republic - 2012
• Juan Pizarro, player, Puerto Rico - 2014
• Jorge Posada, player, Puerto Rico - 2018
• Edgar Renteria, player, Colombia - 2016
• Mariano Rivera, player, Panama - 2020
• Aurelio Rodriguez, player, Mexico - 2012
• Ivan Rodriguez, player, Puerto Rico - 2016
• Cookie Rojas, player, Cuba - 2013
• Vicente Romo, player, Mexico - 2018
• Luis Salazar, player, Venezuela - 2014
• Manny Sanguillen, player, Panama - 2011
• Sammy Sosa, player, Dominican Republic - 2016
• Rennie Stennett, player, Panama - 2013
• Luis Tiant, player, Cuba - 2011
• Cesar Tovar, player, Venezuela - 2014
• Manny Trillo, player, Venezuela - 2012
• Fernando Valenzuela, player, Mexico - 2011
• Ismael Valdez, player, Mexico - 2020
• Omar Vizquel, player, Venezuela - 2016
• Bernie Williams, player, Puerto Rico - 2012

Tommy Lasorda Award

• Pat Gillick - 2012
• Donald Odermann - 2015
• Peter O'Malley - 2010
• Jackie Robinson - 2013
• Bud Selig - 2014
• George Steinbrenner - 2011

Related Sites

• Official website
• Story from mlb.com (in Spanish)