DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Outfielder Rico Carty, a member of the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame and one of the first Dominican-born players to play in Major League Baseball, has died. He was 85.

At a high point in his career in 1970, he was the National League batting champion with .366 average.

For Dominican baseball players, he was one of the early trailblazers in Major League Baseball.

The Atlanta Braves issued a statement acknowledging that Rico Carty had left “an indelible mark on the Braves organization.” The team explained that Carty owns the club’s first-ever hit in the city of Atlanta. Furthermore, Carty’s .366 batting average in 1970 is the franchise’s modern-era single-season record. Carty was a 1970 National League All-Star and a 2023 Braves Hall of Fame inductee. And the left-field seats at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium are known as ‘Carty’s Corner.’

“While his on-field...