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Roberto Clemente was drafted from Puerto Rico by the New York Dodgers when he was just eighteen, and would later become one baseballs most popular players while playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Even though Roberto could not speak English and was dark skinned, he proved himself by the way he played the game. And because of Robertos success, baseball team owners were willing to draft more players... More

Roberto Clemente was drafted from Puerto Rico by the New York Dodgers when he was just eighteen, and would later become one baseballs most popular players while playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Even though Roberto could not speak English and was dark skinned, he proved himself by the way he played the game. And because of Robertos success, baseball team owners were willing to draft more players from Latin America.

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