Un poquito de beisbol con sabor bilingue

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New York Yankees
Spring Training – 2011
Tampa, Florida

Including the United States, there are eight different countries represented on the Yankees current spring training 40-man roster:
CANADA 
Catcher     #55     Russell Martin
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Pitcher      #72     Dellin Betances
Pitcher      #43     Damaso Marte
Pitcher      #74     Hector Noesi
Pitcher      #47     Ivan Nova
Pitcher      #29     Rafael Soriano
Infielder   #24     Robinson Cano (2B)
Infielder   #67     Eduardo Nunez
Outfielder #77    Melky Mesa
MEXICO
Pitcher       #45     Sergio Mitre
Infielder    #19     Ramiro Pena
NETHERLANDS
Outfielder  #18    Andruw Jones
PANAMA
Pitcher        #42   Mariano Rivera  (closer)
PUERTO RICO
Pitcher        #31    Pedro Feliciano
Catcher       #20    Jorge Posada
VENEZUELA
Pitcher        #64     Romulo Sanchez
Catcher       #17     Francisco Cervelli
Infielder     #76     Reegie Corona

Among the non-roster invitees: 2 players are from the Dominican Republic, 3 from Mexico and 4 from Venezuela.

When camp opened for the 2011 season, it marks the first time since 2002 the Yankees do not have  a player of Asian descent on the 40-man roster

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