Baseball in Puerto Rico

Baseball has become very famous in Puerto Rico over the last year. Puerto Rico won the second national best in the world baseball classic. They were beating almost every single team, and the trend of everyone dying their hair blonde started. It is something that Puerto Ricans feel proud about. Baseball is the most popular sport in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico has the fourth-most active players in Major league Baseball. The first baseball player that was born in Puerto Rico and that played in Major league Baseball was Hiram Bithorn. He was a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs in 1942. The introduction of African American baseball players allowed chances for players born in the islands.