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It was the first time in Major League Baseball history that a team started a lineup with all Latino players.
The starting lineup for Thursday's game was comprised of Yandy Diaz, Randy Arozarena, Wander Franco, Harold Ramirez, and David Peralta.
Roberto Clemente Day commemorates the Hall of Famer who paved the way for Hispanics in baseball.
Juan Marichal and Fernando Valenzuela were two of the great Latino baseball players.
The Puerto Rican was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955 to 1972 and won two World Series titles, the NL Most Valuable Player award in 1966, 12 Gold Gloves, four batting titles and 15 All-Star selections.
He hit............................ The right fielder hit 3000 hits.
Franco, a 21-year-old who signed an 11-year, $182 million deal with theRays in November 2021, is the leader of the all-Latino lineup.
✨ Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content Franco, who is from the Dominican Republic, entered Thursday's game with a.263 batting average, five home runs, 26 runs, and five stolen bases. He finished third in the voting for rookies of the year.
Another face of the lineup is a Cuban named Arozarena. The right fielder is hitting.265/.330/.450 with 19 home runs, 78RBI and 30 stolen bases in 137 games this year, after winning the rookies of the year award in 2021.
Here is where the rest of the starting lineup is from.
The BlueJays were down by four in the fourth. They had a third place record in the American League East and a last place record in the wild card.
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