Manny Trillo: A Major League Hero from the Oilfields of Venezuela

摘要

With the 2019 Major League Baseball season now underway, a story about a baseball all-star from an oil field town is at bat. Though its origins are controversial, we know that baseball crossed the borders from the United States to Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean islands where leagues were started in the early 20th century. Venezuelan students attending American schools brought the game to the capital city of Caracas. An American department store owner named William Phelps introduced the sport to Maracaibo in 1912, which was a major oil-industry hub where many Americans resided. Baseball caught on and several ballparks were built.