ESPN Rise of the Latinos

Ernesto Jerez is the signature voice for Spanish-language baseball broadcasts on ESPN. His famous home run call, "No no no no no, ¡díganle que no a esa pelota!," has become a symbol of the passion and emotion of baseball for our Hispanic audience since 1995. Jerez's far-reaching charisma is such that his voice blared through the P.A. system of Mazatlan, Mexico's Teodoro Mariscal Stadium with every home run hit during the 2005 Caribbean World Series.

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Read the Spanish version of this story on ESPNdeportes.com.

Pioneers in Spanish-language baseball broadcasts include Buck Canel, who enjoyed a 50-year career calling games dating to the 1930s, and Jaime Jarrin, who started with the Dodgers in the late 50s. They paved the way for a new generation of announcers, including Uri Berenguer of the Red Sox, the youngest of today's group bringing baseball to millions en español.

Ernesto Jerez

	Jerez

• David Ortiz hits last-inning home run vs. Yankees in ALCS.

• Albert Pujols blasts home run in eighth inning vs. Braves.

• Bobby Abreu sets record of 18 HRs in single round of 2005 Home Run Derby.

Ernesto Jerez joined ESPN International in 1995 and plays a prominent role in ESPN's Spanish-language telecasts of Major League Baseball. Jerez calls play-by-play for both ESPN's MLB coverage throughout Latin America and ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball telecasts on ESPN Deportes, the Spanish-language service in the United States.

Beto Villa

	Villa

• A-Rod slams his 47th homer of the year.

Venezuelan Beto Villa is the Spanish-language voice of the New York Yankees. His radio broadcasting career in Spanish-language radio began in 1980.

Francisco Ruiz

	Ruiz

• Morgan Ensberg's double propels Astros to victory.

Houston Astros Spanish-language voices are Francisco Ruiz -- veteran broadcaster in U.S. and Mexico -- and former Astros player Alex Trevino.

Eduardo Ortega and Juan Ávila

	Ortega

	Ávila

• The Padres win the National League West.

One of the most popular tandems in the Spanish-language radio broadcast booth are Eduardo Ortega and Juan Ávila, who have been calling Padres games since 1998.

Note: The source for the last three audio clips is MLB.com. For more on Spanish broadcasters in the major leagues, check out MLB.com's The Voices of Béisbol.

Radio flagship stations
Team	English language	Spanish language
Arizona Diamondbacks	KTAR	KSUN
Atlanta Braves	WGST	TBS
Baltimore Orioles	WBAL
Boston Red Sox	WEEI	WROL
Chicago Cubs	WGN
Chicago White Sox	WSCR	WRTO
Cincinnati Reds	WLW	WSAI
Cleveland Indians	WTAM
Colorado Rockies	KOA	KMXA
Detroit Tigers	WXYT
Florida Marlins	WQAM	WQBA
Houston Astros	KTRH	KLAT
Kansas City Royals	WHB
Los Angeles Angels	ESPN Radio 710	KMXE
Los Angeles Dodgers	KFWB	KWKW
Milwaukee Brewers	WTMJ
Minnesota Twins	WCCO
New York Mets	WFAN	WADO
New York Yankees	WCBS	WKDM
Oakland A's	KCYC	KZSF
Philadelphia Phillies	WPHT	WPWQ
Pittsburgh Pirates	KDKA
San Diego Padres	XPRS	XEMO
San Francisco Giants	KNBR	KLOK
Seattle Mariners	KOMO	KXLY
St. Louis Cardinals	KTRS
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	WHNZ	WAMA
Texas Rangers	KRLD	KFLC
Toronto Blue Jays	FAN
Washington Nationals	WTOP

Source: MLB.com