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Cuban American ump Laz Diaz promoted, Boricua Roberto Ortiz makes
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Close Call Sports & Umpire Ejection Fantasy League: MLB Ejections
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Angel L Sepulveda on LinkedIn: Roberto Ortiz becomes first MLB
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Joe West retires as umpire after record 5,460 games; Roberto Ortiz
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Sociedad de Puertorriqueños en Houston, Inc.
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Cowboy' Joe No More
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Angel L Sepulveda on LinkedIn: Roberto Ortiz becomes first MLB
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Roberto Ortíz Becomes First Puerto Rican-Born Full-Time MLB Umpire
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MLB umpiring crew goes from Joe West to Laz Diaz
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MLB umps: West done, Ortiz is 1st staffer from Puerto Rico
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MLB shuffles umpiring staff, appoints 1st Puerto Rican full-time
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Early returns not good for Rangers losing 1st three series
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MLB hires first full-time umpire from Puerto Rico