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{{Short description|All-time all-star baseball team}}
The '''Latino Legends Team''' was an all-time [[all-star]] [[baseball]] team selected in 2005 to honor the history of Latin American players in [[Major League Baseball]].  The players were chosen by [[fan (aficionado)|fan]] voting. Ballots were available both online at MLB.com and at [[Chevrolet]] dealerships, and over 1.6 million total votes were cast.  The team was announced at a ceremony hosted by actor [[Edward James Olmos]] prior to Game Four of the [[2005 World Series]],<ref>{{cite web | last=Sanchez | first=Jesse | title=Latino Legends Team Announced: Clemente, Carew, Manny, Pedro, Pujols Among 12 Honorees | work=MLB.com | date=2005-10-26 | url=http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051026&content_id=1260107&vkey=ps2005news&fext=.jsp | accessdate=2009-08-20}}</ref> a game in which [[Ozzie Guillen]] became the first Latino manager to win the series as his White Sox clinched their first title since 1917.

==The team==

*{{Player||PUR|[[Iván Rodríguez]]}} (catcher)
*{{Player||DOM|[[Albert Pujols]]}} (first base)
*{{Player||PAN|[[Rod Carew]]}} (second base)
*{{Player||USA|[[Edgar Martinez]]}} (third base)*
*{{Player||DOM|[[Alex Rodriguez]]}} (shortstop)**
*{{Player||DOM|[[Manny Ramirez]]}} (outfield)**
*{{Player||PUR|[[Roberto Clemente]]}} (outfield)
*{{Player||DOM|[[Vladimir Guerrero]]}} (outfield)
*{{Player||DOM|[[Pedro Martínez]]}} (starting pitcher)
*{{Player||DOM|[[Juan Marichal]]}} (starting pitcher)
*{{Player||MEX|[[Fernando Valenzuela]]}} (starting pitcher)
*{{Player||PAN|[[Mariano Rivera]]}} (relief pitcher)

==Controversy==
Despite being the only native of South America in the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]], [[Venezuela]] native [[Luis Aparicio]] was not selected.<ref>{{cite web | last=Baxter | first=Kevin | title=Much Debate over Latino Legends Team | date=2005-10-26 | work=[[Miami Herald]] | url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-137984603/much-debate-over-latino.html | accessdate=2009-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Arrellano | first=Gustavo | title=The Splendid Pocho: The Latino Legends Baseball Team Is neither Latino nor Legendary | date=2005-11-10 | work=[[OC Weekly]] | url=http://www.ocweekly.com/2005-11-10/news/the-splendid-pocho/ | accessdate=2009-08-20}}</ref>  Other significant players not selected were Puerto Ricans [[Orlando Cepeda]], [[Roberto Alomar]] and [[Carlos Delgado]], Cubans [[Minnie Miñoso]], [[Tony Oliva]] and [[Tony Pérez]], and the [[Negro leagues]] star [[Martín Dihigo]]. 

Dominican [[Sammy Sosa]], a then still-active member of the [[500 home run club]] was left off, as were [[Rafael Palmeiro]] and [[José Canseco]], renowned Cuban-born sluggers caught up in the steroid scandals at the time. In February 2009, Latino Legends shortstop Alex Rodriguez was reported to have tested positive for steroid use during Major League Baseball's 2003 survey testing.  After the report was released, Rodriguez confessed in an interview with [[ESPN]] that [[Alex Rodriguez#Steroid use|he used banned substances between 2001 and 2003]]. On July 30, 2009, Latino Legends outfielder Manny Ramirez was also reported to have tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs during Major League Baseball's 2003 survey testing.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/31/sports/baseball/31doping.html | work=The New York Times | title=Ortiz and Ramirez Said to Be on '03 Doping List | first=Michael S. | last=Schmidt | date=2009-07-31 | accessdate=2010-05-07}}</ref>

Alternate team:

*{{Player||PUR|[[Iván Rodríguez]]}} (catcher)
*{{Player||DOM|[[Albert Pujols]]}} (first base)
*{{Player||PAN|[[Rod Carew]]}} (second base)
*{{Player||CUB|[[Tony Pérez]]}} (third base)**
*{{Player||VEN|[[Luis Aparicio]]}} (shortstop)**
*{{Player||CUB|[[Minnie Miñoso]]}} (outfield)**
*{{Player||PUR|[[Roberto Clemente]]}} (outfield)
*{{Player||DOM|[[Vladimir Guerrero]]}} (outfield)
*{{Player||MEX|[[Fernando Valenzuela]]}} (starting pitcher)
*{{Player||DOM|[[Juan Marichal]]}} (starting pitcher)
*{{Player||DOM|[[Pedro Martínez]]}} (starting pitcher)
*{{Player||PAN|[[Mariano Rivera]]}} (relief pitcher)
*{{Player||CUB|[[Tony Oliva]]}} (designated hitter)*

==See also==
*{{section link|Baseball awards|One-time awards}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20050823&content_id=1180664&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Latino Legends Team ballot]
*[http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20051026&content_id=1260180&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Press release with full vote results]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061019115701/http://1800beisbol.com/baseball/Deportes/Baseball/Chevy_2005_Latino_Legends_Team_Players/ Beisbol Latino Legends List]

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[[Category:2005 Major League Baseball season]]
[[Category:2005 in baseball]]
[[Category:Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic| ]]
[[Category:Major League Baseball players from Mexico| ]]
[[Category:Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico| ]]
[[Category:Major League Baseball players from Panama| ]]
[[Category:History of Major League Baseball]]
[[Category:Major League Baseball trophies and awards]]


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