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NewsWhore
05-15-2006, 04:10 PM
Dominican pitcher Juan Marichal is listed in 97th place amongst the Major League's 1,000 best players of all time. Marichal is the only Dominican to have made the Hall of Fame in Coperstown. According to a compilation by Derek Gentile, Baseball Best 1,000, Juan Marichal is the third best Latin ballplayer of all times, behind Puerto Rico's Roberto Clemente (64th) and Panamanian Rod Carew. Other Dominicans on the list are: Pedro Martinez (181), Cesar Cedeno (207), Sammy Sosa (241), Tony Fernandez (293), Pedro Guerrero (321), Tony Pena (378), Julio Franco (435), Ricardo Carty (467), Felipe Rojas Alou (485), George Bell (583), Mateo Rojas Alou (677), Julian Javier (690), Juan Samuel (811), Rafaelin Ramirez (816), Franklin Taveras (916), Alredo Griffin (927) and Damaso Garcia (994). Alex Rodriguez, who is of Dominican origin, is ranked 156th.

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