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Legion Baseball
Department of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has sent teams to the National American Legion Baseball competition 42 times from 1969 to 2011. It has won 10 regional titles, including being in 5 World Series (1973, 1974, 1984, 1989 & 1990) winning at least three World Series titles in 1973, 1974 & 1984.
In the month of May we began Legion Baseball in Puerto Rico with 4 Teams after 13 years of absence in the Island. Puerto Rico has been in 5 World Series in this League (1973, 1974, 1984, 1989 & 1990) and obtained World Championships in 1973, 1974, 1984. Our Department Commander Carmen I Rosario (2022-2024) had this program in mind when she became commander and worked the past two years to ensure it was in place before she finished her tenure with our Chairman Angel Narvaez and Organizer Rene Berlingeri by contacting and signing MOU with the Municipality of Caguas and Criollos de Caguas local Winter Baseball Team. There has been 87 MLB Players that have played Legion Baseball including Puerto Rico Hall of Famers Roberto Alomar & Ivan Rodriguez. We dedicated our Inaugural game to Lino Rivera Ortiz who played with Texas Ranger, Detroit, Saint Louise, Pittsburg, Taiwan & Mexico and was part of Legion Baseball in 1983. As well we had the blessing of having interviews with our athletes in CTNI Sports with Pedro Leon who played Legion Baseball in 1984.
It's no secret that Puerto Rico is not a stranger to Baseball, no matter the teams or positions we are used to see a Puerto Rican in an MLB Team. Many of them have played in Legion Baseball, two Hall of Famers as recent as Roberto Alomar & Ivan Rodriguez have also played Legion Baseball. After a 13-year break in this league in the Island we can happily say we are back on track to work with our youth in Legion Baseball thanks to the collaboration with the Municipality of Caguas that believed in our organization and signed a 5-year MOU to get the ball rolling. We had four teams in this year's rosters and the final was between TSD/Post 160 & SBO PR/Post 129.
On 13th of July, we had our final game for Legion Baseball in Puerto Rico. The baseball park was full of great energy since Teams were tied 1-1 it literally could have been anyone's game.
Team SBO Puerto Rico who is sponsored by Post 129 was up 5-1 in the top of the 7th inning. We have to say that the spectators were pumped up cheering for their teams and were really on their seats hoping for the best. Team TSD who is sponsored by Post 160 was entering the bottom of the 7th, no outs and hits started going on this teams favor until they won 6-5 winning the Championship and Pass to the Southeast Regional Tournament.
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Public Relations/PAO
Ms. Elizabeth Martinez Gonzalez
Email: dept.pr.pr@gmail.com
Phone: 787-549-1255
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