1El mar caribe
Caribbean Sea
3El beisbolista (El pelotero)
Ball player
4Los entrenadores
Trainers/Coaches
6La liga de este
Eastern league
7Su carrera exitosa
his successful career
9Las grandes ligas
The Big Leagues
10La gente blanca
White people
11La gente negra
Black people
14Tenía mucho éxito
He was very successful
15Tenía mucha hambre
He was very hungry
16Controlaba (Controlar)
He, she, you controlled
17Se convirtió
He/she became
18Gritaban (Gritar)
They were yelling
19Había sufrido
He/she had suffered
20Hablaba (Hablar)
He/she was talking
21Llamar la atención
To call attention
22Distinguir
To distinguish
23Bajaron (Bajar)
They got down
24Cambiaron (Cambiar)
They changed
25Cumplió (Cumplir)
He/she fulfilled
26La perseverancia
Perseverance
27Los obstáculos
Obstacles
30Los derechos humanos
Human rights
31Había represión absoluta
There was absolute repression
33Tuvo un gran impacto
He/she had a great impact
34Su legado
His/her legacy
37Vivía en pobreza
He lived in poverty
38Hicieron historia
They made history
39Tenía confianza
He had confidence
40Desesperación
Desperation (Despair)
41Estaba orgulloso
He was proud
47Un equipo dividido
A divided team
48Ganaron el respecto
They earned respect
49Estaban impresionados
They were impressed
50Fue el primer mánager
He was the first manager
51Ganó muchos premios
He won lots of awards
52Sus compañeros
His teammates
54Tenía que + invinitive
He/she had to
55No entendía ni una palabra.
He didn't understand a word.
57Sé sentían felices
They felt happy
58Quería ser
He wanted to be
59Era una transición difícil
It was a difficult transition
60Transformó el deporte de béisbol
He transformed baseball
61Salió del valle y subió a las montañas
He left the valley and climbed the mountains
62En los años cincuenta
In the fifties
65Se sentía como un rey
He felt like a king
66poco a poco
little by little