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Rene Cardenas, pointing, and Orlando Sanchez Diago, his partner in Houston, discuss broadcasting to Latin America. (Houston Astros)
Voices of History since the 1930s
From Buck Canel, the first Spanish broadcaster honored by the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, to Red Sox broadcaster Uri Berenguer, the youngest radio broadcaster in Spanish today, the history of broadcasting Major League baseball games in Spanish is a blend of old world tradition and new world modernization. Their stories are tales of humanity combined with America's favorite pasttime and a Latin American flavor. More >> | En Español

Angels
Jose Mota and Ivan Lara are one of the few pairs of Spanish broadcasters in the American League.

Astros
Francisco Ruiz and Alex Trevino are the modern day voices of the Astros in Spanish

Braves
Atlanta's Pete Manzano is a Spanish broadcaster by trade but a renaissance man by birth.

Rays
Enrique Oliu has an uncanny ability to recognize where a pitched ball has been hit.

Diamondbacks
Spanish broadcasters Miguel Quintana and Oscar Soria broadcast all 162 D-backs games.

Dodgers
Spanish Broadcaster Jaime Jarrin was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998

Giants
Amaury Pi-Gonzalez is the Spanish radio broadcaster for the San Francisco Giants and the Seattle Mariners

Mariners
Amaury Pi-Gonzalez is the Spanish radio broadcaster for the San Francisco Giants and the Seattle Mariners
Marlins
Rafael "Felo" Ramirez was named the Ford C. Frick Award winner in 2001.

Mets
Billy Berroa Sr., 77, is in his third stint broadcasting Mets games in Spanish

Padres
Eduardo Ortega has partnered with Juan Avila on Padres broadcasts since 1998.

Phillies
Besides his radio duties, Danny Martinez endeavors to help young Latin American ballplayers.

Rangers
Eleno Ornelas and Jose Guzman comprise the Rangers' Spanish broadcast team and contribute to Spanish web content.

Red Sox
Uri Berenguer, Red Sox Spanish broadcaster, survives cancer and the death of a friend.

Yankees
Beto Villa and Francisco Rivera teach the history of baseball while broadcasting in the Bronx.
"They are often overlooked but to us, they mean a great deal. They are the ones who tell our stories and they speak for us and they say what we can't say." -- Pedro Martinez

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VIDEO

The Angels spanish broadcaster Jose Mota also is an analyst for the MLB spanish show "Sabor a Béisbol".
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AUDIO
Beto Villa makes the call on Arod's 47th home run of the season.
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Francisco Ruiz celebrates Ensberg's double that gives Houston the lead.
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Eduardo Ortega and Juan Avila show exuberance after the Padres clinch the division.
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Latino Legends Team
Vote for the Latin Legends team and be entered in a chance to win four (4) tickets to the game four of the 2005 World Series. More >>