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Where have you gone Felipe Alou? MLB's lack of Latino managers is appalling

Down to none. The Atlanta Braves’ firing of Fredi González in May dropped the number of Latino managers in MLB to zero, none, nada. That’s the same number of Latino managers who were in the big leagues for most of Roberto Clemente’s career (the expansion San Diego Padres hired Preston Gómez in 1969).

MLB’s lack of Latino managers has occurred in an era in which Latino participation remains high. Since 1969, more than 20 percent of major league players have been Latino. In fact, research by baseball historians Mark Armour and Dan Leavitt revealed Latinos eclipsed the 10 percent mark nearly 50 years ago, in 1967.