Pedro Ballester | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: Cárdenas, Cuba | October 23, 1924|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1948, for the New York Cubans | |
Last appearance | |
1948, for the New York Cubans | |
Teams | |
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Pedro Ballester Pascual San Martin (born October 23,1924) is a Cuban former shortstop in the Negro leagues.
A native of Cárdenas,Cuba,Ballester played for the New York Cubans in 1948. He went on to play minor league baseball through the mid-1950s with such clubs as the Keokuk Kernels,Fond du Lac Panthers,and Sherbrooke Athletics. [1] [2]
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Pedro Gomez was an American sports journalist. He worked as a reporter for ESPN from 2003 to 2021,contributing to the network's SportsCenter show. He was primarily a baseball reporter and was also a member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America who cast election votes for the Baseball Hall of Fame. He covered 25 World Series and 22 Major League Baseball All-Star Games.
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