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| 1. | Every year, players are inducted into the Caribbean Series Hall of Fame. One of this year’s inductees, a former Astros pitcher, liked to describe himself as "one tough Dominican". Name him |
Joaquin Andujar
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| 2. | There is currently only one Dominican player in the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame. Who is he? |
Juan Marichal |
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| 3. |
Name the other Latin American players in the U.S. Hall of Fame. There are: Three Puerto Ricans Two Cubans One Venezuelan |
PR – Roberto Clemente, Orlando Cepeda, Roberto Alomar Cuba – Martin Dihigo, Tony Perez Venezuela – Luis Aparicio |
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| 4. |
"No hablan ingles a la Serie" – they don’t speak English at the Serie del Caribe. Match these plays (en espanol) with the correct symbol (in English) on your scorecard: a. Cuadrangular RBI b. Boleto gratis 3B c. Sencillo WP d. Error del jardinero central DP e. Ponche 1B f. Doble HR g. Lanzamiento descontrolado BB h. Triple 2B i. Carrera remolcada K j. Doble matanza E8 |
a. HR b. BB c. 1B d. E8 e. K f. 2B g. WP h. 3B i. RBI j. DP |
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| 5. |
There are six teams in the Dominican Winter League. Match the Dominican team name with its meaning (or synonym): Licey a. The Chosen Ones Estrellas Orientales b. The Big Ones in the Valley Escogido c. Bright Lights from the East Aguilas Cibaenas d. Big Horns in the East Gigantes del Cibao e. A river in the Dominican Rep. Toros del Este f. A Majestic Bird over the Valley |
Licey – e Estrellas Orientales – c Escogido – a Aguilas Cibaenas – f Gigantes del Cibao – b Toros del Este – d |
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| 6. |
The Dominican team once again took the "campeonato" (championship) at this year’s 54th Serie del Caribe. How many times have the Dominicans won? 12 15 19 22 |
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| 7. | (tie breaker if needed) There is one other latin american player in the U.S. Hall of fame. Who is he? (hint, he’s from Panama) |
Rod Carew |