Outfielder Roberto Ortiz, who was born in Camaguey, Cuba in 1915, had a respectable, if abbreviated, career in The Show. In parts of six seasons, all of six games of which were played for the then-Washington Senators, from 1941-1944, and then 1949-1950, he appeared in a total of 213 games, came up to the plate …
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Jun 14
Our newest contributor Douglas J. Gladstone
Our newest contributor is Douglas Gladstone. Mr. Gladstone is the author of the controversial book, A Bitter Cup of Coffee; How MLB & The Players Association Threw 874 Retirees A Curve, called the agreement “only a partial victory. Doug will be writing about how this new pension plan will affect some of the players that …
Jun 01
Baseball Agreement will Help Old Senators
Last month on April 21, 2011, Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) made a joint announcement stating that inactive, non-vested men who played between 1947 and 1979 will receive up to $10,000 per year, depending on their length of service credit, as compensation for their contributions to the national …
