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Las beisbolistas

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A version of this poem will be published in "Mexican American Baseball in the Pomona Valley," the 5th book of a 6 book series co-authored by Richard Santillan. Jump on this raza!   Sometimes they played in fields smaller than the men’s at earlier times too, right before the men hit the lots. But these mujeres were no warm up acts! Lit up muchos corazones with their game, their talent, their passion ended up catching some pitcher or catcher’s eye from the men’s league.   Like a line drive right down the middle of their corazón their love united many of them in happily ever after diamond field of love…hotter than a double header. Las beisbolistas, Tomboys, Aztecas trading their aprons for a chest protector not torteando tortillas on Sunday, they are punching the pocket of their gloves ready for the heat of that grounder. Mujeres beisbolistas made me cry. Took me like a child down that lane. My little arm hooked to my