In our previous installment, we talked about Starlin Castro, the exploits of Babe Ruth the pitcher, Herb Score, Willie Davis, and other factoids. Today, we wish a happy birthday to Cubs’ farmhand and coffee drinker Dillon Maples, he of the otherworldly slider and precarious control, and we are pleased to provide various and sundry other items for your possible enjoyment and infotainment pleasure, such as it may be.
In this spirit, you are invited to peruse the following:
Today in baseball history:
- 1871 - The first Hispanic player in major league baseball is Esteban Enrique Bellan.