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Originally Posted by luckymann
Yes, unfortunately we didn't get him automatically but we'll be trying to acquire him if we can. So odd that the Sox were the first to play a player from Mexico and the last to integrate.
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Well, he wasn't your stereotypical Mexican. The Almadas were descendants of Portuguese royalty, and his mother was also a Spanish noble descendant according to Almada's SABR biography. After you learn that, it makes sense why he managed to make it to the MLB pre-integration.