Former Nicaraguan big leaguer dennis martinez He thanked God that the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo had withdrawn his name from the Managua National Baseball Stadium, after the former pitcher criticized the use that the regime gave to the facilities during the 2018 social outbreak. And he assured that the deceased former Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente I would agree with him.
«(The withdrawal of the name) is something that was seen coming. I was already prepared for that because in my country (Nicaragua), what happens there, what is done there, everything comes from the rulers who are in power,” Martínez said in an interview with the Conclusions program of the chain Cnn in Spanish.
The greatest glory of Nicaraguan sports, who debuted in 1976 with the Baltimore Orioles and announced his retirement in 1998 with the Atlanta Braves, stated that he is just a player who gave his all for Nicaragua. Therefore, he was thrilled when it was announced that the National Baseball Stadium, donated by Taiwan, would be named after him.
“I thanked God for that because I am grateful to God because my faith is what allows me and it was also the article that I took out last week, thanking God that they took it away,” he said.
During the social outbreak, in April 2018, the National Stadium was used as a headquarters for the paramilitaries and the Police itself, who fired at protesters from the colossus. This caused repulsion for the former Nicaraguan big leaguer. In June of that year, Martínez rebelled against the dictatorship and demanded that the regime stop murdering citizens from the Stadium that bears his name.
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“Unfortunately, it did not seem to the people there (rulers) that one has the right to raise their voice, and that is something that I do not conceive, that is a right that God has given to me, as a human I have right to raise my voice when I know it’s not fair. What is happening in my country is an injustice and I hope that they become aware and we reach a reality that is to give them the freedom and justice that the country is crying out for”, told CNN journalist Fernando del Rincón.
“Roberto Clemente would not agree,” says Dennis Martínez
The Dennis Martínez National Baseball Stadium could change its name to Roberto Clementeaccording to the regime’s spokesperson, Rosario Murillo.
In her phone call to government media, the vice president and wife of Daniel Ortega overflowed with praise for the former Puerto Rican baseball player, indicating that his name “is up to the task” of the stadiumin a clear message to Dennis Martínez.
For the former Nicaraguan baseball player, “addiction to power” leads people to “do many wrong things.”
«Roberto Clemente is an idol for all Latin Americans. An example of mine. I had the chance to meet him in 1972 when he went with Puerto Rico, the World Championship held in Nicaragua. A human person who gave his life to help Nicaragua in 1972, after the earthquake,” said the former pitcher.
«Roberto Clemente is a separate and different character. If he were alive, I assure you, Fernando (del Rincón), that this man would be thinking the same thing that I am thinking about the situation we are experiencing in my country. He would not agree with what is happening in my country », he said emphatically.
dennis martinez68, is a former Nicaraguan pitcher who became the first player to reach the Major Leagues and established himself as the first Latin American in history to achieve a perfect game in the Los Angeles Dodgers game against the Los Angeles Expos. Montreal in 1991.
The modern stadium, located in Managua, was inaugurated in 2017 in honor of the best Nicaraguan baseball player.
Roberto Clemente He was a professional baseball player from Puerto Rico, member of the Hall of Fame, who died on December 31, 1972 at the age of 38 in a plane crash when he was preparing to bring humanitarian aid to the victims of the Managua earthquake. In the next few days he will be declared a National Hero by the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship.
