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AN MLB trailblazer whose career spanned over 60 years has died at the age of 96. Broadcasting pioneer René Cárdenas called games for three MLB franchises. Cárdenas began his MLB…
René Cárdenas, the first Spanish-language broadcaster in Major League Baseball history, has died. He was 96. Cárdenas, who was born in Nicaragua, began his MLB broadcasting career in 1958 by calling Los Angeles Dodgers games on the radio after the team relocated from Brooklyn. While there, he trained fellow legendary broadcaster Jaime Jarrín. In 1961,…
