Latino Legends Team

The Latino Legends Team was an all-time, all-star baseball team selected in 2005 to honor the history of Latin American players in Major League Baseball. The players were slected by fan voting; ballots were available both online at MLB.com and at Chevrolet dealerships, and over 1.6 million total votes were cast. The team was announced at a ceremony prior to Game Four of the 2005 World Series.

Team Selection

Position	Player	Country
Catcher	Iván Rodríguez	Puerto Rico
First Baseman	Albert Pujols	Dominican Republic
Second Baseman	Rod Carew	Panama
Third Baseman	Edgar Martínez	Puerto Rico
Shortstop	Alex Rodríguez	Dominican Republic
Outfielder	Roberto Clemente	Puerto Rico
Outfielder	Manny Ramírez	Dominican Republic
Outfielder	Vladimir Guerrero	Dominican Republic
Starting Pitcher	Pedro Martínez	Dominican Republic
Starting Pitcher	Juan Marichal	Dominican Republic
Starting Pitcher	Fernando Valenzuela	Mexico
Relief Pitcher	Mariano Rivera	Panama

Among the notable exclusions from the team were Hall of Fame shortstop Luis Aparicio of Venezuela, firstbasemen Orlando Cepeda (Puerto Rico) and Tony Perez (Cuba). Cuban Negro League star Martin Dihigo was not selected as well. Sluggers Sammy Sosa of the Dominican Republic), and Rafael Palmeiro and Jose Canseco, both from Cuba were also not selected possibly due to their involvement in the steroid scandals of the time.

Ballot with Vote Totals

Position	Rank	Player	Country	Votes
Catcher	1	Iván Rodríguez	Puerto Rico	80,167
	2	Tony Peña	Dominican Republic	25,164
	3	Javy López	Puerto Rico	12,435
	4	Benito Santiago	Puerto Rico	11,432
	5	Manny Sanguillen	Panama	10,885
First Baseman	1	Albert Pujols	Dominican Republic	64,952
	2	Orlando Cepeda	Puerto Rico	28,672
	3	Tony Pérez	Cuba	17,986
	4	Andrés Galarraga	Venezuela	15,654
	5	Rafael Palmeiro	Cuba	13,247
Second Baseman	1	Rod Carew	Panama	69,868
	2	Roberto Alomar	Puerto Rico	37,545
	3	Alfonso Soriano	Dominican Republic	25,753
	4	José Vidro	Puerto Rico	3,761
	5	Juan Samuel	Dominican Republic	2,998
Third Baseman	1	Edgar Martínez	Puerto Rico	57,550
	2	Bobby Bonilla	Puerto Rico	24,068
	3	Vinny Castilla	Mexico	23,577
	4	Adrián Beltre	Dominican Republic	20,468
	5	Edgardo Alfonzo	Venezuela	13,011
Shortstop	1	Alex Rodríguez	Dominican Republic	70,890
	2	Luis Aparicio	Venezuela	24,951
	3	Miguel Tejada	Dominican Republic	23,369
	4	Dave Concepcíon	Venezuela	16,470
	5	Omar Vizquel	Venezuela	6,308
Outfielder	1	Roberto Clemente	Puerto Rico	100,955
	2	Manny Ramírez	Dominican Republic	66,830
	3	Vladimir Guerrero	Dominican Republic	62,895
	4	Sammy Sosa	Dominican Republic	39,344
	5	Bernie Williams	Puerto Rico	23,842
	6	Tony Oliva	Cuba	20,722
	7	Carlos Beltrán	Puerto Rico	20,646
	8	Felipe Alou	Dominican Republic	17,207
	9	Moises Alou	Dominican Republic	14,774
	10	Minnie Minoso	Cuba	13,863
	11	José Cruz Sr.	Puerto Rico	9,048
	12	Juan González	Puerto Rico	8,184
	13	Rico Carty	Dominican Republic	5,452
	14	Luis González	Cuba	5,175
	15	George Bell	Dominican Republic	4,786
Starting Pitcher	1	Pedro Martínez	Dominican Republic	93,118
	2	Juan Marichal	Dominican Republic	68,199
	3	Fernando Valenzuela	Mexico	49,616
	4	Luís Tiant	Cuba	36,610
	5	Johan Santana	Venezuela	32,952
	6	Bartolo Colón	Dominican Republic	22,226
	7	Lefty Gómez	Mexico	22,016
	8	Dennis Martínez	Nicaragua	18,168
	9	Livan Hernandez	Cuba	11,264
	10	Joaquín Andujar	Dominican Republic	9,127
	11	Mike Cuellar	Cuba	7,845
	12	José Rijo	Dominican Republic	6,347
	13	Camilo Pascual	Cuba	5,757
	14	Martín Dihigo	Cuba	4,393
	15	Dolf Luque	Cuba	2,066
Relief Pitcher	1	Mariano Rivera	Panama	107,710
	2	José Mesa	Dominican Republic	9,389
	3	Roberto Hernández	Puerto Rico	8,230
	4	Willie Hernández	Puerto Rico	8,127
	5	Armando Benítez	Dominican Republic	7,431

External Links

• Press release with full vote results