{"id":5060757,"date":"2021-11-06T00:42:10","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T04:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rilatinonews.com\/?p=5060304"},"modified":"2021-11-06T00:42:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T04:42:10","slug":"jorge-soler-leads-a-memorable-postseason-for-cuban-big-leaguers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/riln\/2021\/11\/06\/jorge-soler-leads-a-memorable-postseason-for-cuban-big-leaguers\/","title":{"rendered":"Jorge Soler leads a memorable postseason for Cuban big leaguers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thousands of cheering fans crowded the streets of Atlanta Friday in a parade celebrating the Braves\u2019 improbable World Series win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We see you Atlanta!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BattleWon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#BattleWon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ForTheA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ForTheA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G2jB0wxGkL\">pic.twitter.com\/G2jB0wxGkL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Atlanta Braves (@Braves) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Braves\/status\/1456661730122211329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 5, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just a few days earlier closer Will Smith entered in the ninth inning and slammed the door on Major League Baseball\u2019s main event, finishing another fairytale ending. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros in six games to win the 2021 World Series. With the win, the Braves got their first World Series victory since 1995. And still, that\u2019s not the biggest storyline of the post-season. With his World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, Jorge Soler finalized a historic playoff run for a particular group of Latino players: Cubans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jorge Soler is living the dream. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WQwFlQiCRk\">pic.twitter.com\/WQwFlQiCRk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; La Vida Baseball (@LaVidaBaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaVidaBaseball\/status\/1454850391191932928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 31, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jennifer-mercedes-55488931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Mercedes<\/a>, Host and Producer at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavidabaseball.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Vida Baseball\u00a0<\/a>interviews\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/solerpower12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jorge Soler<\/a>\u00a0the night he hit the go-ahead, pinch-hit home run in Game 4 of the World Series<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s rewind a bit to the beginning of the playoffs. Cuba was well represented from the start of the 2021 postseason. If you scan the list of teams involved in the playoffs, you\u2019ll find rosters filled with key players from the island: four in the Chicago White Sox starting lineup, two starters each for the Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, and Tampa Bay Rays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Big leaguers like first baseman Jose Abreu, third baseman Yoan Moncada, center fielder Luis Robert, and catcher Yasmany Grandal started for the White Sox. The Astros started Yuli Gurriel at first and Yordan Alvarez at designated hitter (DH) or in left field. The Braves with Jorge Soler at DH or right field and Guillermo Heredia at center field. The Rays had the newly declared Mr. October Randy Arozarena in the outfield and Yandy Diaz at first or third base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s impressive if you consider that there were only 19 Cuban-born payers on the Opening Day roster this season, making them the third-largest group of players behind Dominicans (98) and Venezuelans (64) for the most players born in countries and territories outside the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an&nbsp;interview&nbsp;with USA Today, Roberto Gonz\u00e1lez Echevarr\u00eda, author of \u201cPride of Havana: A History of Cuban Baseball,\u201d explains how Cuban players have come out of the island and developed into major league stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCubans have produced top-notch baseball players throughout,\u201d\u00a0Gonz\u00e1lez Echevarr\u00eda said. \u201cIt\u2019s not new. (Orestes \u201cMinnie\u201d) Mi\u00f1oso in the late \u201940s, \u201950s and \u201960s, Tony P\u00e9rez, Camilo Pascual. This is recent, but I mean, go back to Adolfo Luque (1914-1935). In the Negro leagues Crist\u00f3bal Torriente, Mart\u00edn Dihigo, Luis Tiant, the father. And so Cuba has very early produced top-flight players.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/riln\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/image-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5060305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/riln\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/image-1.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/riln\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/image-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/riln\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/image-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/riln\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/image-1-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cuban excellence has been on display all year, and it has been magnified in the postseason. A few weeks before the spectacular Jorge Soler won the Wille Mays World Series MVP Award, we saw Randy Arrozarena homer and steal home in the same game, and he became the first player to accomplish such a feat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also saw how Yordan Alvares homered and drove two runs to lift the Astros over the White Sox in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. In the Division Series, American League batting champion Yuli Gurriel became the all-time leader in postseason hits and Runs Batted In (RBI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s always great pride to have that representation because, in one manner or another, we are always representing Cuba,\u201d said Yuli Gurriel in game two of the Divisional Series press conference.\u201d It\u2019s where we\u2019ve come out of, to where we signed. And truly, it\u2019s a dream turned into reality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jorge Soler\u2019s performance Tuesday night concluded a historic postseason run for Cuban players. Soler tied a franchise record for home runs in a single postseason series set by Henry Aaron in the 1957 World Series. He is just the second Cuban-born player, following Livan Hernandez of the Florida Marlins in 1997, to earn World Series MVP honors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the Atlanta Braves celebrate their championship at a planned parade Friday, \u201cSoler Power\u201d, the Havana native is the brightest star of the more than eight Cuban-born shining players vital for their respective teams in the memorable historic season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cover Photo Credit: Major League Baseball<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/illatinonews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latino News Network<\/a>&nbsp;and La Vida Baseball are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ctlatinonews.com\/ctln-partners-with-la-vida-baseball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">partners<\/a>&nbsp;in best serving b\u00e9isbol fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/riln\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-1-1-1024x620.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5060306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/riln\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/image-1-1-1024x620.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/riln\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/image-1-1-300x182.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/riln\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/image-1-1-768x465.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/riln\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/image-1-1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BorisQva\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boris Q\u2019va<\/a>&nbsp;is one of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ctlatinonews.com\/journalism-camp-meet-the-fellows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">six fellows<\/a>&nbsp;in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ctlatinonews.com\/journalism-camp-covering-race-ethnicity-and-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Journalism Camp: Covering Race, Ethnicity, and Culture<\/a>&nbsp;sponsored by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/hortencia-zavala-scholarship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hortencia Zavala Foundation (HZF)<\/a>. The first-in-class free 12-week program led by the Owner\/Publisher of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/latino-news-network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latino News Network<\/a>&nbsp;and twice president of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nahj.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ)<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hugobalta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hugo Balta<\/a>&nbsp;provides practical guidelines for fair and accurate storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Q\u2019va is a young, highly creative, Afro-Cuban Journalist with&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;in Sports, Race &amp; Ethnicity, and Culture. &nbsp;He\u2019s a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) as well as the Society of Professional Journalists. Boris is a graduate of Full Sail University\u2019s newest program, \u201cThe Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of cheering fans crowded the streets of Atlanta Friday in a parade celebrating the Braves\u2019 improbable World Series win. 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