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John Parra @johnparraart.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Viva Valenzuela! Fernandomania Erupts in Los Angeles, made a visit to Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano. Celebrate the legacy of Fernando Valenzuela & discover stories of legendary Latin American baseball players who helped shape the game on both sides of the border. @nathaliealonso.bsky.social

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John Parra @johnparraart.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Artists & baseball fans alike, take a behind-the-scenes, picture-book-look, at time-lapse illustration from ¡Viva Valenzuela! Fernandomania Erupts in Los Angeles, by @nathaliealonso.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaXa... Thank you to MFCC for Mexican Latin Background Music for Background Music

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¡Viva Valenzuela!: Fernandomania Erupts in Los Angeles illustration video

YouTube video by Astra Publishing House

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John Parra @johnparraart.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

A special book review from La Prensa del Béisbol Latino A publication of the Society for American Baseball Research #SABR Latino baseball committee for our book ¡Viva Valenzuela! Fernandomania Erupts in Los Angeles. Spring 2026 newsletter here: sabr.org/.../latino-b... @nathaliealonso.bsky.social

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The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

¡VIVA VALENZUELA!: FERNANDOMANIA ERUPTS IN LOS ANGELES by @nathaliealonso.bsky.social ; illus. by @johnparraart.bsky.social (Calkins/Astra) www.hbook.com/story/2026-s... #HBSummerReading #PictureBooks #SummerReading #HBFamilyReading #FamilyReading

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John Parra @johnparraart.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

THRILLED adv. copies of VIVA VALENZUELA officially have arrive! This book celebrates the legendary rise of Fernando Valenzuela & the unforgettable “Fernandomania” that swept through Los Angeles & changed baseball history forever. astrapublishinghouse.com/creator/john... @nathaliealonso.bsky.social

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Sarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

The incredibly talented @nathaliealonso.bsky.social has a new children’s book coming out 3/24 ¡ Viva Valenzuela ! A wonderful way to share the love, impact and importance of baseball with family 💙 and look how beautiful the illustration is from @johnparraart.bsky.social !

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John Parra @johnparraart.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Órale! ¡VIVA VALENZUELA! Receives its first STARRED REVIEW from @slj.com! www.slj.com/review/viva-..., @nathaliealonso.bsky.social #astrapublishing

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Nathalie Alonso @nathaliealonso.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Buenos días from chilly Citi Field, where teams representing the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico will face off today in a celebration of one of the Caribbean's most storied baseball rivalries.

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Nathalie Alonso @nathaliealonso.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Five years after I sat down to write the first draft of ¡VIVA VALENZUELA!, I got to hold the book! Had a great time signing the first batch of copies with illustrator John Parra. The book releases on March 24, 2026 and is now available for preorder wherever you buy your books!

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Sarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Juan Soto has won a Silver Slugger in three straight years with three different teams The only other player to win a Silver Slugger in three consecutive years with a different team was Mike Hampton: 1999, Astros 2000, Mets 2001, Rockies h/t @EliasSports

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Sarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

wheeeeeeeeee!

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Nathalie Alonso @nathaliealonso.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Gonna take a while to process what I just watched.

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Nathalie Alonso @nathaliealonso.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

This is so much fun. Tachycardia-inducing, but fun.

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Nathalie Alonso @nathaliealonso.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Obligatory "I voted" sticker photo. TWO this time.

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

#BlueJays fans are chanting “We Don’t Need You” with Shohei Ohtani at the plate in the 9th. What a moment.

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Sarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

If Guerrero, Bichette and Varsho are in the starting lineup it will be the first time in World Series history three sons of former players started for one team h/t @EliasSports

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Sarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

The winner of World Series Game 1 has gone on to win 76 of 120 series (63%) That includes in 24 of 30 Fall Classics in the Wild Card era

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Nathalie Alonso @nathaliealonso.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Book news! Coming spring 2027, ANDY AND THE TRI-CORNERED BASEBALL GAME is my first historical fiction, inspired by a real game that brought the Dodgers, Yankees, and Giants together for one game in 1944 as part of a war bond drive.

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Nathalie Alonso @nathaliealonso.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Today is #ClementeDay. I wrote a children's book about #RobertoClemente. CALL ME ROBERTO! is not just about baseball feats or a tragic death. It's about a man whose defiance of bigotry has given me permission to be myself in a world that would rather I be someone else. And I'm so grateful.

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Nathalie Alonso @nathaliealonso.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Thrilled to officially unveil John Parra's absolutely stunning covers for ¡VIVA VALENZUELA!, our upcoming picture book biography of Mexican pitching legend Fernando Valenzuela, hitting shelves March 24, 2026 and available now for preorder wherever books are sold. (In English and Spanish!!!)

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Nathalie Alonso @nathaliealonso.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Hope you'll come say hi at the ALA annual conference this weekend! Here's how you can find me. #ALAAC25

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Nathalie Alonso @nathaliealonso.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

I don't generally have strong feelings about uniforms but I really like these.

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Nathalie Alonso @nathaliealonso.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Seems like a good day to remember that #PaulRevere was captured before he made it to Concord. I was an adult when I learned this, and I’ll always be bitter about it because teaching myth over fact isn’t harmless; it’s a deliberate way to keep Americans from facing the darker truths of our history.

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Nathalie Alonso @nathaliealonso.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Seventy years ago today, #RobertoClemente made his Major League debut with the Pittsburgh #Pirates and collected the first of his 3,000 hits.

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Pittsburgh Pirates @pirates.com · 17/04/2025

On April 17, 1955, Roberto Clemente started in right field and made his Major League debut at Forbes Field, singling in his first at-bat of the game.

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Eric Núñez @ericnunez.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

The new season of the Summer Mexican Baseball League is set to start, their attendance numbers in an upswing: 'Our growth has to do with the fact that we are not selling just baseball, but a whole experience'

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Mexican Baseball League's recent growth in attendance now rivals soccer clubs

Mexico’s summer baseball league will open it’s 100th season aiming to keep an impressive growth in attendance that began after Mexico’s surprise run at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

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Nathalie Alonso @nathaliealonso.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

A year ago, @barefootbooks.bsky.social asked me to pen new lyrics to "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." This was the first verse I wrote. The most meaningful way to celebrate #JackieRobinsonDay, I think, is by making sure the children in our lives -- the future keepers of history -- know Jackie.

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Will Harris @sandwichpick.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

A nice tribute by the immaculate grid staff today-

Octavio Dotel works as the answer to every grid in today's Immaculate Grid

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Nathalie Alonso @nathaliealonso.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Heartbreaking news out of the Dominican Republic: Former Major Leaguers Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco are among the fatalities following a roof collapse at a famous nightclub in the capital city of Santo Domingo. Nelsy Cruz, sister of former Major Leaguer Nelson Cruz, is also among the casualties.

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Former MLB reliever Dotel among victims in DR nightclub tragedy

Former Major League reliever Octavio Dotel, former utilityman Tony Blanco and Nelsy Cruz -- sister of former big league slugger Nelson Cruz -- were killed early Tuesday morning when the roof collapsed...

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Nathalie Alonso @nathaliealonso.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Given a choice, I too would opt to spend the next 14 years in Canada.

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Nathalie Alonso @nathaliealonso.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

#Queens folks: I'll be at @astoriabookshop.bsky.social this Sunday to share my new book TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME! — my reinterpretation of the classic #baseball anthem. Come say hi! (I will not be singing, but you are certainly welcome to.) RSVP here: astoriabookshop.com/events/23736...

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Ricardo Montes de Oca @ricardoemontes.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

¡Ya salió la primera edición de Lo Mejor de MLB Español del 2025! Hablamos con David Venn sobre: - Los temas a seguir de la temporada - Pronósticos del 2025 - Ranking de Bateadores Latinos ▶️ Mira el video completo aquí: www.mlb.com/es/video/lo-...

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Nathalie Alonso @nathaliealonso.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Per MLB, there were 265 players born outside the 50 states on 2025 #OpeningDay rosters/inactive lists (fourth-most all time) representing 18 different countries/territories. The Dominican Republic led again with 100 players, followed by Venezuela (63) and Cuba (26). Twenty-six is a record for Cuba.

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Sarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

You already know the shirt choice today !!! Baseball is the best !! #EndALS Tysm @rotowear.bsky.social @pitchingninja.bsky.social !! rotowear.com/products/bas...

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The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

From EiC Elissa Gershowitz on #HBFamilyReading: "Today is @mlb.com's Opening Day. The following exchange encapsulates my children's fandoms + their reading interests" hbook.com/story/baseba... #FamilyReading #openingday #kidlit #baseball #uniforms #unicorns #marchmadness #basketball #HBCoverMadness

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Baseball and unicorns

Today is Major League Baseball's Opening Day, and there may or may not have been unicorns.

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