Famed Cuban baseball historian Angel Torres passed away Wednesday morning in Pico Rivera, California from a long standing illness. He was 82.Known as the "Bible of Baseball" for his extensive knowledge of the game, Torres came to the United States through Mexico in 1964, landing in New York for three years before moving to California where he would develop his journalism career.
As an author, he has penned five books, including, "La Historia del Béisbol Cubano
, La Leyenda del Béisbol Cubano
, Tres Siglos del Béisbol Cubano
, La Biblia del Béisbol
y El Legado Deportivo de Angel Torres."In 2009, he was honored by the city of Hialeah, Florida with a day in his name on November 14th.
He most recently maintained columns on La Estufa Caliente (The Hot Corner), Terreno de Pelota (The Baseball Field) and worked for Fox Sports doing their Spanish language regular season and World Series broadcasts with Ulpiano Cos Villa.
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