Juan Pachot
Encyclopedia
Juan Pachot is a former softball
player from Puerto Rico
.
Pachot enjoyed a long career as a professional softball player, establishing himself as one of the best known Puerto Rican players in that sport. His career spanned 25 years. Although stricken at an early age by polio, Juan shortly became one of the greatest to ever play the sport in Puerto Rico.
Juan Pachot represented Puerto Rico at the Pan American games
, the world championship of softball and the Central American and Caribbean games
, the latter tournament where he won three batting titles and was voted MVP twice. Juan Pachot retired with a batting average of .365.
In 1997, he became the fourth Puerto Rican to be inducted into the International Softball Hall of Fame, joining Alejandro Cruz
, among others. Ivelisse Echevarria
and five other Puerto Ricans have subsequently joined Pachot at that museum.
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
player from Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
.
Pachot enjoyed a long career as a professional softball player, establishing himself as one of the best known Puerto Rican players in that sport. His career spanned 25 years. Although stricken at an early age by polio, Juan shortly became one of the greatest to ever play the sport in Puerto Rico.
Juan Pachot represented Puerto Rico at the Pan American games
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
, the world championship of softball and the Central American and Caribbean games
Central American and Caribbean Games
The Central American and Caribbean Games are a multi-sport regional championships event, held quadrennial , typically in the middle year between Summer Olympics...
, the latter tournament where he won three batting titles and was voted MVP twice. Juan Pachot retired with a batting average of .365.
In 1997, he became the fourth Puerto Rican to be inducted into the International Softball Hall of Fame, joining Alejandro Cruz
Alejandro Cruz
Alejandro Cruz was a Puerto Rican athlete and politician who was mayor of the city of Guaynabo during the 1980s and early 1990s. He became known across Puerto Rico also as Junior Cruz.-Biography:...
, among others. Ivelisse Echevarria
Ivelisse Echevarria
Ivelisse Echevarría was inducted into the International Federation Softball Hall of Fame in 2003 and is considered by many to be the greatest softball pitcher born in Puerto Rico.-Early years:...
and five other Puerto Ricans have subsequently joined Pachot at that museum.