In 1949, 12-year-old Rudy Herrera was elated to be picked as a bat boy and translator for Fort Worth Cats shortstop Chico Carrasquel. He’d later learn it was mostly a publicity stunt.

The 2005 White Sox are off to the franchise’s fastest start since the ’51 team opened 36-14. On Thursday morning in Caracas, Venezuela, Alfonso “Chico” Carrasquel, the standout shortstop ...

A punk put a gun to a 3-year-old girl’s head.Caracas, Venezuela–the first weekend of 2003. The girl was Chico Carrasquel’s granddaughter. A sister of his was also there. So was a pregnant ...

A week ago Francisco Lindor recorded seven RBIs as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals. The last time an Indians shortstop had seven RBIs in a game was Chico Carrasquel in 1956.

Chico Carrasquel received a treasure trove worth of accolades after his career, including induction into the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame (2003), Latino Baseball Hall of Fame ...

WHEN CHICO CARRASQUEL died last week, baseball lost its first Venezuelan star and Luis Sojo lost a mentor. Sojo, the Yankees' third-base coach, counts Carrasquel as one of the men who had the most ...

Chico Carrasquel, 77, Shortstop. This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek ...

Associated Press: CARACAS, Venezuela -- Two gunmen beat former major league shortstop Chico Carrasquel during a carjacking last weekend. The 74-year-old Carrasquel, who in 1951 became the first ...

Tim Anderson will be the first White Sox shortstop to start the All-Star Game since Luis Aparicio in 1970. Jae C. Hong/AP Share Success at bat has been Tim Anderson’s ticket to becoming the ...