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Honors for baseball legend Luis Aparicio

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Events have unfolded to honor the legacy of Venezuelan baseball Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio. In Cooperstown, New York, the Baseball Hall of Fame hosted a ceremony to commemorate 42 years since Aparicio’s induction and the 70th anniversary of his Major League debut. The event was led by former pitcher Johan Santana, the first recipient of the Luis Aparicio Award in 2004, alongside Mikel Pérez, creator of the award, and Aparicio’s children. During the ~~event,~~ ceremony, the Luis Aparicio Award trophy—presented annually to the top Venezuelan player in Major League Baseball—was officially handed to Hall of Fame President Josh Rawitch for permanent display at the ~~museum.~~ museum alongside Aparicio’s plaque. In Maracaibo, Venezuela, the Mayor’s Office ~~installed~~ officially unveiled a ~~two-meter-tall bronze statue of~~ monument at the newly named Plaza Luis Aparicio Montiel on El Milagro Avenue in the Santa Lucía parish, his birthplace. ~~Created~~ The two-meter-tall bronze statue was created by artist Josué Benjamín Figueroa ~~Torres, the monument is~~ Torres. The unveiling ceremony was attended by local authorities, including First Lady Ana Clara Barboza de Di Martino, and the ~~first of two planned statues.~~ player's son, Nelson Aparicio. This installation is part of a municipal ~~project that~~ heritage and sports rescue project. The initiative includes the restoration of the Alejandro Borges ~~Stadium.~~ Stadium and plans for a second statue to be placed in a museum dedicated to preserving Aparicio's legacy and memorabilia.

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