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jPso i came across this site dedicated to cubans in baseball and it has a history etc. they have Nava listed as cuban.
"1882 Sandy Nava becomes the second Cuban and Latin American to play in the US Major Leagues..."
http://www.cubanball.com/timeline.html
so i sent an email to the site and to my surprise i got a quick response and a good answer but still seems something is not right this is what this person says:
"Thank you for your note. There has been much debate regarding the ancestry of one Vincent "Sandy" Nava. I have read so many different accounts of his ancestry that at this point I have decided to leave him alone. The account which led me to list him as of Cuban decent came from Angel Torres, Fox Spanish Language Broadcaster and Baseball Historian. He has documented evidence that he says comes directly from Nava's descendants stating that he was born in Cuba and brought to San Francisco as a baby were he was inscribed. I have also read the writings of researchers, who state that his mother was Mexican or at least Latin. According to some SABR researchers his real name was Vincent Irwin. And some researchers list him as Italian-American. Anyway until I see irrefutable evidence of his ancestry I will remain neutral on mister Nava."
Cesar S. Lopez
Network Manager
Miami-Dade Aviation Department
305-869-4044
http://www.cubanball.com
i dont know guys im leaning more to think he may be mexican/american born the son of an american serviceman and a mexican mother(they are pretty women)in san francisco who kept the last name of his mother maybe pops wasnt around or even knew of Sandy. This is just my thoughts.
Would like to know the truth.
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