Monday, June 6, 2011

BASEBALL - 5 Current Portuguese Americans

5 Portuguese American Baseball players
On Active duty
Mark Teixeira, Dustin Pedroia, Shane Victorino, Kevin Correia, Jonny Gomes

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List of Portuguese Americans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Baseball
Kevin Correia, baseball pitcher now with the Pittsburgh Pirates
Sid Fernandez, (1962- ), National League baseball player (Native Hawaiian, Portuguese and Spanish).[3]
Lew Fonseca, (1899–1989), Baseball player; coach for the Chicago White Sox; a pioneer in the use of film to analyze players' performances during a game.[24]
Jonny Gomes, (1980- ), Current outfielder and designated hitter for Cincinnati Reds.[3]
Davey Lopes, (1945- ), Former star w/ LA Dodgers. (Cape Verdean / Black African, Portuguese and Irish)[3]
Billy Martin, (1928–1989), Former Yankees/A's manager. (father from Azores Portugal who later migrated to Hawaii) [48]
Dustin Pedroia, (1983- ), Current second baseman for the Boston Red Sox, American League MVP in 2008.
Mark Teixeira, (1980- ), Current first baseman for the New York Yankees.[3]
Robin Ventura, (1967- ), Former Major League ballplayer.[3]
Shane Victorino, (1980- ), Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies. (Portuguese, Hawaiian and Japanese

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