MLB: Reds Hall of Famer Leo Cardenas to be at opening of Latino baseball exhibit Saturday

“Baseball! ¡Béisbol!, an exhibit saluting the impact of Latino baseball on America’s national pastime, will open to the public at the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum beginning Saturday, Oct. 21.

A special opening program will begin at 1 p.m. and feature Reds Hall of Famer Leo Cardenas and Local12 Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter Tara Pachmayer as emcee. Cardenas, from Matanzas, Cuba, played for the Reds minor league affiliate, the Havana Sugar Kings, and made his Major League debut in 1960. He played shortstop for the Reds for nine seasons and had a 16-year Major League career. He was elected to the Reds Hall of Fame in 1981.”

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