Members of the Hispanic community who hace really knock it out of the
park were inducted into the Hispanic Heritage Hall of Fame
Saturday.
Just steps away from Yankee
Stadium, in a community that has a lot of Hispanic pride, there were more than
10 people inducted into the Hispanic Baseball Hall of Fame.
These members were inducted
for their hard work for the Hispanic baseball community. Some were journalists,
others were volunteers who made life better for young Hispanic baseball
players.
Even some Yankee bat boys
accepted the honor. They spoke about pride in their heritage, and how important
helping out the Hispanic community is, especially in certain neighborhoods in
the Bronx.
Rodney Suarez accepted the
honor on behalf of his late father’s work.
"Activities like this
and relations with the community and baseball very important," Suarez
says. "My father was on the forefront of that, back in the 60s and 70s."
The Hall of Fame has over 75
members from 14 different countries, all connected by their hard work and love
of baseball.