Sinhue Mendoza

4 weeks ago | ouresquina.com | Lorenzo Delgado |Julian Guiliarte |Angel Cantu |Sinhue Mendoza

Wearing a green summer dress, 3-year-old Gabriela Jaquez placed a plastic baseball atop a tee. She then extended her left arm and urged her younger brother Marcos to get back closer to their older brother Jaime. Once Marcos was a safe distance away, Gabriela checked the bat with authority on the porch twice before taking a powerful hack. Gabriela Jaquez sent a line drive off a fence and toward the swing set in the backyard.

1 month ago | ouresquina.com | Julian Guiliarte |Angel Cantu |Sinhue Mendoza |Lorenzo Delgado

HOUSTON – Astros top prospect Cam Smith informed his mother, Stephanie Hocza, about his dream of becoming a professional baseball player at five years old. Like any mother would do, she supported her son’s dream. Hocza and Smith lived in an apartment through middle school. Smith’s friends thought it was cool that he lived in an apartment because they thought it was just like a hotel. Hocza, a single parent, would depart to work early to provide for her family.

1 month ago | ouresquina.com | Angel Cantu |Sinhue Mendoza |Julian Guiliarte

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Astros starting pitcher Ronel Blanco is ready to build on his breakout season. He hopes the work he put in this off-season in the Dominican Republic pays off. Blanco, 31, made his MLB debut in 2022, but everything finally clicked last season. He had a career-best 2.84 ERA while throwing a career-high 167 ⅓ innings. “This off-season I put in a lot of work,” he says. “Hopefully that gets reflected into this season.”Blanco’s velocity on his fastball is around 92-95 mph.

1 month ago | ouresquina.com | Sinhue Mendoza |Angel Cantu

Latinos will have a huge presence in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament this year. St. John’s RJ Luis Jr. is arguably the biggest stars among the Latinos expected to play big roles in the NCAA Tournament. Luis, a Dominican American, and Auburn’s Chad Baker-Mazara have become household names in college basketball. Our Esquina identified many of the top Latinos to watch in the NCAA Tournament, beginning with Luis.