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Luis Olmo stealing home against the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1944 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.
Tom Fitzsimmons/Associated Press; thumbnail, Brooklyn National League Baseball Club, 1949
Luis Olmo
Died on April 28, 2017 at age 97
Olmo became the first Puerto Rican position player in the major leagues when he made his debut with the 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers, helping to create a path for the dozens of Puerto Rican ballplayers who have made a major impact on the game. He had been the oldest living former Dodger.
Notable Deaths 2017
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