Navarro, Raymond - Raul
RAYMOND ‘RAUL’ NAVARRO Died: Dec. 1999 Raul Navarro played for the Negro League Cincinnati Clowns / Indianapolis Clowns in 1945 & 1946 as a catcher and outfielder. He also had some playing time as an infielder. He was a 25 year old when he joined the Clowns in 1945, but he brought a year of experience from playing in the Cuban Winter League for the Havana Reds. He settled in a town call Los Mochis, Sinaloa Mexico. There he met and married Rebecca Flores Navarro, fathered 7 children, and continued playing in the Latin Leagues. He went on to have a succesful career playing for the "Diablos Rojos de Mexico" in Mexico City. He then played for "Los Caneros de Los Mochis. |
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