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Victor Rosario
Victor Manuel Rivera Rosario was born on August 26, 1966, in Callejón Ortiz in San Pedro. The Boston Red Sox signed him on December 5, 1983, but traded him to the Atlanta Braves, the team on which he debuted in the major leagues on September 6, 1990. He played shortstop and second base for the Braves for one season and played his final game on October 3 of that same year.
Andrés Santana
Andrés Confesor Belonis Santana was born on February 5, 1968, in Quisqueya. The San Francisco Giants signed him as a free agent in 1985. A shortstop, he debuted in the major leagues on September 16, 1990, for the Giants and played the final game of his one-season career on October 3, 1990.
1991
Tony Eusebio
Raul Antonio Bare Eusebio was born on April 27, 1967, in Los Llanos, San Pedro de Macorís. The Astros signed him on May 30, 1995. He played all nine seasons of his career with the Astros as a backup catcher. He debuted in the major leagues on August 8, 1991, for the Astros and played his final game on October 7, 2001. He had 241 RBIs. Although his batting average for his career was only .275, his postseason batting average from 1997 to 2001 was .375. In 2000 he had a record 24-game hitting streak, although, because he was not a regular player, it took him 51 days to accomplish this.
Esteban Beltré
Esteban Valera Beltré was born on December 26, 1967, in Quisqueya. The Montreal Expos signed him on May 9, 1984, and he debuted in the major leagues on September 3, 1991, for the Chicago White Sox. He played shortstop, second base, and third base, and was a designated hitter. He played his final game on June 5, 1996, for the Boston Red Sox.
Luis Mercedes
Luis Roberto Santana Mercedes was born on February 15, 1968, in Miramar. The Orioles signed him on February 16, 1987, but then traded him to the Giants on April 29, 1993. He played right field, left field, and center field, and was a designated hitter. He debuted in the major leagues on September 8, 1991, for the Baltimore Orioles and played his final game on September 23, 1993. He played a total of three seasons in the major leagues, his first two on the Orioles and his last one on both the Baltimore Orioles and the San Francisco Giants.
Josias Manzanillo
Josias Adams Manzanillo was born on October 16, 1967, in Placer Bonito, the brother of Ravelo Manzanillo. A right-handed pitcher, he was signed by the Red Sox on January 10, 1983, and debuted in the major leagues for the Red Sox on October 5, 1991. The Kansas City Royals signed him as a free agent on April 3, 1992, the Milwaukee Brewers signed him as a free agent on November 20, 1992, the Seattle Mariners signed him as a free agent on December 21, 1996, the Houston Astros signed him as a free agent on July 27, 1997, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed him as a free agent on December 18, 1997, the New York Mets signed him as a free agent on July 3, 1998, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed him as a free agent on February 9, 2000, the Cincinnati Reds signed him as a free agent on January 22, 2003, and finally the Florida Marlins signed him as a free agent on May 6, 2004. He ended his career playing for the Florida Marlins and played his final game on September 22, 2004. In his eleven-year career he had a 4.71 ERA, pitching 300 strikeouts.
1992
Juan Guerrero
Juan Antonio Guerrero was born on February 1, 1967, near the Porvenir sugar mill. He primarily played shortstop but also played third base, left field, and second base. He debuted in the major leagues on April 9, 1992, for the Houston Astros, playing with them until the final game of his one-season major-league career, on October 3, 1992.
Ben Rivera
Bienvenido Santana Rivera was born on January 11, 1968, in San Pedro de Macorís. A right-handed pitcher, he was signed by the Braves in 1986. He debuted in the major leagues for the Braves on April 9,