The Nationals are coming a long way with the Spanish broadcasts and the LosNacionales website. On Saturday, they again reach out to the Latino community by honoring the ten hispanic players on the roster, as well as the coaching staff and Manny Acta.
From the Nationals:
WASHINGTON NATIONALS HOST HISPANIC HERITAGE NIGHT
The Washington Nationals will host Hispanic Heritage Night on Saturday, July 12 when they host the Houston Astros at 7:10pm. The organization will recognize Hispanic culture and honor Hispanic players’ contributions to the game of baseball. The Nationals have 10 Hispanic players on their Major League roster, as well as three coaches and the only Dominican manager in Major League Baseball in Manny Acta.
The Nationals will honor their Hispanic players and coaches in an on-field pre-game ceremony that will include a flag presentation. Flags from Curacao, Netherlands Antilles (Roger Bernadina); the Dominican Republic (Manny Acta, Ricardo Aponte, Jesus Colome, Cristian Guzman, Wily Mo Peña and Odalis Perez); Mexico (Luis Ayala); Puerto Rico (Felipe Lopez, Jerry Morales, Wil Nieves and Saul Rivera); and Venezuela (Jesus Flores) will be presented by the respective players.
Nationals fans may enjoy music by the Verny Verala Project; a Latin band led by Verny Verala, an arranger, composer, singer and flutist who teaches at Bell Multicultural High School; prior to the game in the Center Field Plaza from 4:30 pm until 6:50 pm. The band will be accompanied by Salsa and Cuban rueda dancers from Saoco, winner of the 2007 Salsa Dance Group of the Year in Washington, DC. The Saoco dancers will also perform on the dugouts during the middle of the third inning. El Zol radio personality Pedro Biaggi will throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Nationals Spanish Béisbol Network broadcaster Luciano Rodriguez will provide PA announcements in Spanish and the team will show videos of Hispanic baseball greats, including Rod Carew and Juan Marichal.
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July 11th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
No te pierdes esa oportunidad para mirar el peor equipo de todas las ligas grandes. Se puede gastar mucho dinero toda la familia, y disfruten nada!
July 12th, 2008 at 9:42 am
tal vez el latino jugadores se inspira y nos ayudan a obtener una victoria
That’s the positive attitude thing… I’m trying.
July 13th, 2008 at 10:05 am
We were very honored to perform last night for the Nationals. It was great to see the smiles on players’ faces while dancing on the dugouts too! (sorry - I am not fluent in Spanish so didn’t want to mess anything up!).