Martín Dihigo
Cuban baseball player
Martín Magdaleno Dihigo Llanos (May 25, 1906[1] – May 20, 1971) was a Cuban player in baseball’s Negro leagues and Latin American leagues who excelled at several positions, primarily as a pitcher and second baseman. He was born in the sugarmill (town of Cidra) Jesús María in Matanzas Province, Cuba.
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Dihigo (de-ee’-go) and the second or maternal family name is Llanos (lyah’-nos).
Dihigo began his professional career in the winter of 1922/23 at the age of 16 as a substitute infielder for Habana in the Cuban League. His first summer in United States baseball came in 1923 as a first baseman for the Negro leagues’ Cuban Stars (East). He played in the Negro leagues from 1923 through 1936 and again briefly in 1945. Over the course of his career, he played all nine positions. As a hitter, he led the Negro leagues in home runs in 1926 and 1935. As a pitcher, he once defeated Satchel Paige when the latter was touring Cuba.
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