“I would be lost without baseball.
I don’t think I could stand
being away from it
as long as I was alive.”
ROBERTO CLEMENTE
1871-1889: El Maquinista
In this special series by the Gaceta, we take a look at the early years of the Liga Nacional Puertorriqueña through the eyes of one of its most quintessential ballplayers.
- El Maquinista: Maunabo, October 1891 (Prologue)
- El Maquinista: Our Hero’s Nephew (Aside 1)
- El Maquinista: Our Hero (Introduction)