René Cárdenas, the first radio announcer to broadcast major league baseball games in Spanish to a domestic audience while with the Dodgers and who helped start Spanish-language broadcasts for two other teams, died Sunday in Houston. He was 96.
"To be here and be part of the lives of these kids and their families, for them to learn something, for them to do something different, that's what this is all about," Hernández said. "And for me, seeing my teammates here giving their support to this cause and being here for the kids and families, it makes me happy. Because I see the way they're into this and helping others feel better and feel supported."
