Author, Amaury Pi Gonzalez (left) stands with San Francisco Giants Wilmer Flores (right) after Flores accepts the Jose Uribe Award at Oracle Park from Amaury on behalf of the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Hall of Fame Museum on Sun Sep 19, 2022 (@SFGiants photo)

Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum – Fiesta Gigantes -José Uribe Award

By Amaury Pi-González

SAN FRANCISCO–On Sunday, the 18th of September, Fiesta Gigantes at Oracle Park, home of the Giants, was not stopped by the rain storm that invaded the Bay Area.

Prior to the game the José Uribe Sportsmanship Award is awarded to Wilmer Flores a San Francisco Giant Hispanic player who best exemplifies the character and Sportsmanship, of the late José Uribe, a former San Francisco Giant shortstop from the Dominican Republic who was a member of the 1989 National League Champion, San Francisco Giants who went on to play the Oakland Athletics during the Loma Prieta-Earthquake stricken World Series.

Wilmer Flores was all smiles as he received the José Uribe Award inside the Giants dugout prior to facing the LA Dodgers during the last game of the year against the all-time rivals.

Wilmer is the most versatile player for the Giants this season and recently agreed to a two-year $13 million contract extension, including a mutual option for the 2015 season. He was gracious and humble as he accepted the José Uribe Award. The museum thanks Bertha Fajardo her staff and all invoked in making this possible.

The Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame was founded in San Francisco in 1998, is committede to preserving the history and profound influence that Hispanic players have had on America’s favorite pastime.

To visit the museum site: hhbmhof.com

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