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      • Baseball was played on the island of Aruba in the 1930’s, but only by United States expatriates working for LAGO and living inside the LAGO colony. Jim Bluejacket, the legendary US Indian who had played in two major league teams, worked for LAGO during 14 years and was a key factor in the growth of the popularity of the game in the colony.
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  2. Baseball was played on the island of Aruba in the 1930’s, but only by United States expatriates working for LAGO and living inside the LAGO colony. Jim Bluejacket, the legendary US Indian who had played in two major league teams, worked for LAGO during 14 years and was a key factor in the growth of the popularity of the game in the colony.

  3. Xander Jan Bogaerts (born October 1, 1992; Papiamento pronunciation: [ˈsandər ˈboxarts]) is an Aruban professional baseball shortstop and second baseman [2] for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox.

  4. This category is for Aruban baseball players who currently play or have played in Major League Baseball.

  5. This is a list of baseball players from Netherlands Antilles ( Aruba and Curaçao) who have played in Major League Baseball. Hensley Meulens was the first player from the Netherlands Antilles to make it into the Major Leagues. In Bold denotes still active players in the league.

  6. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com , and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball .

  7. Mar 29, 2014 · Aruba has produced only five major leaguers, the best-known being Sidney Ponson, who pitched for the Yankees and Orioles. Baseball fields in Aruba are mostly devoid of grass.