Puerto Rican baseball legend Carlos Delgado, who is among the candidates for the Hall of Fame’s Contemporary Era ballot, and eight-time All-Star Robinson Cano of the Dominican Republic will be at the forefront of the “RD vs PR Showdown” on Nov. 15 at New York’s Citi Field.

The New York Mets, with whom Delgado played his final four seasons, partnered with the Puerto Rico Professional Baseball Players Association (APPPR) and the National Federation of Professional Baseball Players of the Dominican Republic (FENAPEPRO), with the approval of Major League Baseball, to organize the star-studded event.

Delgado, who hit 473 home runs over his illustrious 17-year MLB career, will serve as Puerto Rico’s honorary manager, with all of his native country’s players wearing his No. 21.

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