Hiram Bithorn (also known as Hi Bithorn) was the first Puerto Rican to play in Major League Baseball. The largest stadium in San Juan is named after him, and has this statue of him outside of it:
This picture, used under a creative commons license, was taken by Andy Williams.
Carlos Beltran slides in during the NLDS last year.
This image, used under a creative commons license, was taken by Keith Allison.
Pool B of the World Baseball Classic (a preview will be up later today) will be taking place here, at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium. Not exactly the much to look at from the outside, but the way they pull up those tarps to cover fans in the upper-deck is kind of neat.
This photo is under a creative commons license and was taken by Steve Barringer.
Here’s a video of parts of an exhibition home run derby between Hank Aaron and Sadaharu Oh in November, 1974. Aaron won, 10-9.
Continuing the international flavor of the Pictures of the Day, here’s a picture of perhaps the best player who will be suiting up for the Dominican Republic this year: Robinson Cano.
This photo is used under a creative commons license and was taken by Tom Thai.
Today’s picture, used under a creative commons license and taken by “.m for mattijs”, is of a young Dutch honkbal fan cheering on the Orange during last year’s Haarlem Baseball Week.
George Halas is best known for being a Hall of Fame coach and player in the NFL, primarily for the Chicago Bears. But he also had a short baseball career with the Yankees:
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This picture, used under a creative commons license and taken by “nutallp”, shows a pick-up game of baseball in rural Cuba.
Nice.
From the Library of Congress Flickr stream comes this public domain image of John McGraw:
Ever wonder what Japan’s Hall of Fame inductees look like? Turns out they are a lot like America’s Hall of Fame inductees…
Photo used under a creative commons license, taken by Craig Wyzik.
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