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    Hiram Gabriel Bithorn Sosa (March 18, 1916 – December 29, 1951) was a professional right-handed pitcher who became the first baseball player from Puerto...
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    Hiram Bithorn Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Hiram Bithorn) is a baseball park in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built in 1962 and designed by Puerto Rican architect...
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    while providing transportation to the Roberto Clemente Coliseum and the Hiram Bithorn Stadium. The municipality of San Juan is home to various important ecosystems...
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    their final two seasons, the team played 22 home games each year at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. On September 29, 2004, MLB announced...
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  • Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan Referee: José Roberto Wright (BRA) July 2 Estadio Sixto Escobar, San Juan Referee: Dino Soupliotis (CAN) July 4 Hiram...
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  • name Hiram Bingham (disambiguation), several people with this name Hiram Bithorn (1916–1951), first Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player Hiram Blanchard...
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    the first player from Puerto Rico to play in the major leagues was Hiram Bithorn in 1942. But this changed in December 2020, when seven Negro baseball...
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  • play in Major League Baseball, Hiram Bithorn and Luis Olmo, were active in the rosters of San Juan and Caguas. Bithorn became the youngest manager in...
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    the 2009 World Baseball Classic, playing their opening round games at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Considered one of the pre-tournament...
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  • Olympic Stadium in Montreal, while also playing 21 home games at Estadio Hiram Bithorn in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Expos finished in fifth and last place...
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  • Olympic Stadium in Montreal, while also playing 22 home games at Estadio Hiram Bithorn in San Juan, Puerto Rico. On August 28, 2003, the Expos were tied atop...
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    Puerto Rico Houston, United States Tokyo, Japan Miami, United States Hiram Bithorn Stadium Minute Maid Park Tokyo Dome LoanDepot Park Capacity: 18,264...
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  • competition. They will play their home matches at the 18,000 capacity Hiram Bithorn Stadium, which has been traditionally used for baseball. 2008 Season...
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    was higher than expected at several sites, including the 18,000-seat Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, which was sold out for every Puerto Rico game in...
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  • had initially held three special sold-out album-release concerts at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico in March 2023, featuring surprise guests...
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  • respective series. The Cangrejeros most recently played its home games at Hiram Bithorn Stadium, in the municipality of San Juan. For several years they shared...
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    1979 Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico Retained WBC and The Ring welterweight titles 38 Win 37–0–1 Carlos Palomino SD 15 Jan 14, 1979 Hiram Bithorn...
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  • January 8, 2023, with three sold out shows in Puerto Rico at Estadio Hiram Bithorn, which commemorated 30 years of a shooting incident that occurred on...
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    he saw a ghost standing next to him on the pitcher's mound. In 1942, Hiram Bithorn of the Chicago Cubs became the first Puerto Rican to play in the major...
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    again make history in San Juan, Puerto Rico as he performed 2 nights at Hiram Bithorn Stadium on the 20th, and 21st of that month. He sold out all both nights...
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    of these series were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Estadio Hiram Bithorn in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has hosted 49 MLB games since 2001. As Puerto...
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    Senadores' traditional rivals are the Cangrejeros de Santurce, which share Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan; meetings between the two rivals are known as the...
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    Estadio Cuauhtémoc 1979 Estadio Country Club, Estadio Sixto Escobar, Hiram Bithorn Stadium 1983 Brígido Iriarte Stadium 1987 Kuntz Memorial Soccer Stadium...
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    second Puerto Rican to play in the American League (AL), following Hiram Bithorn. Pellot used the name Vic Power during his major league career, but...
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    featherweight titles 44 Loss 41–2–1 Azumah Nelson KO 11 (12), 2:58 Dec 8, 1984 Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico Lost WBC featherweight title 43 Win 41–1–1...
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  • welterweight title 21 Win 21–0 Santos Solis TKO 2 (10), 2:14 Nov 3, 1984 Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico 20 Win 20–0 Curtis Ramsey TKO 12 (12)...
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  • 1971-09-04 Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico Retained Puerto Rican lightweight title 22 Win 21–1 Victor Ortiz TKO 5 (10) 1971-08-07 Hiram Bithorn Stadium...
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    world champion Cuba, Panama, and Puerto Rico—in the first round at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Having failed to win against Cuba...
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    crowd at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium. Berrios became only the second Puerto Rican pitcher to start a regular-season MLB game at Hiram Bithorn; the first being...
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    became the first Puerto Rican to play in the Negro leagues In 1942, Hiram Bithorn of the Chicago Cubs became the first Puerto Rican to play in the major...
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