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Dr. Dionisio Guzmán, President of the Dominican Sports Hall of Fame, needs to name his folder Scout Howie Hack to give space to the Dominican Pirates when shortstop Liover Peguero debuted. I have. 100 to play for that organization.
With Peguero’s debut, Pirates will be the first franchise to reach 100 Dominican players in history. In this feat, it was Howie Hack’s clinical eye to open the door with the signatures of Guayubin Olivo, Frian Javier, Tony Peña, Franklin Tabelas and Pascual Pérez. , Félix Fermín, Denio González, José De León, Alberto Lois, Cecilio Guante and more.
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Howie Haak was a pioneer in the talent of pirate scouts across Latin America and recommended that the club’s general manager Joe L. Brown take risks by signing Orivo.
Myron Corp wrote: “He did not participate in the spring training even after the pirates persuaded Diomedes to sign the contract.” The pirate sent him a telegram: “Please report to the training camp immediately.” The next day, Guayubín explained through an interpreter, “It was the cable that convinced him that they were looking for him in the United States.”
Olivo was impressive at the camp and surprised many with his hard fastball and his “trick-free delivery”.
However, at the beginning of the 1960 season, Pittsburgh decided to keep right-handed Paul Giel, they returned Orivo to Posa Rika, and Posa Rika made his contract at the home of the International League Pirates. I sold it to a Columbus. He pitched well (7-9, 2.88 in 42 games, including 12), so Pittsburgh remembered 41 in September. He made his major league debut on September 5th and became the sixth player (and third pitcher) in the Dominican Republic of the Big Circus.
Olivo pitched in four games for the Pirates of the month, and three of those looks were great. His biggest outing took place on September 27th in Forbes Field, where he defeated Cincinnati in 16 innings. He pitched 10 to 13 times and hit 6 of the 19 men hit by Bukos pitcher that night.
In two words, Howie Hack deserves “immortality.”
A day like today
In 1976, the Los Angeles Dodgers traded pitcher Mike Marshall to the Atlanta Braves, winning Dominica’s pitcher Elias Sosa and infielder Lee Lacy.
In 1978, Julio Cesar Franco was signed for El Esgido by Francisco Asevedo Gautier and sold the contract to the Philadelphia Phillies.
In 1998, Raul Eusebio of the Houston Astros steals his first base in the Major Leagues against the Minnesota Twins.
In 2005, José Reyes of the New York Mets stole three bases, surpassing 19 in 2004 and adding 22 to establish personal records.
In 2012, the Blue Jays and Marlins were drawn 1 after eight innings, with the Blue Jays scoring 6 runs at the top of the 9th inning. Colby Rasmus moves the Grand Slam to the final location of the NL East as Edwin Encarnación leads the inning with Steve Sishek’s solo home run and Toronto wins 7 to 1 to move Miami to the final location in the NL East. Hit.
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