Among those attending the April
9, 2005 reception at California
State University Los Angeles which
formally announced details of the
project Mexican-American Baseball
in Los Angeles: From the Barrios to
the Big Leagues were, from left
to right: Douglas Monroy; Gabriel
(Tito) Avila, Jr.; Tomas J. Benitez;
Cesar Caballero; Bobby Castillo,
guest speaker and former Los Angeles
Dodgers/Minnesota Twins pitcher;
Ramon Carrillo de Albornoz, Office
of the Consul General of Mexico, Los
Angeles; Richard Santillan;
Francisco E. Balderrama; and Terry
Cannon. Photo courtesy of Mark
Langill. |