Claudio Manela (April 12, 1894 – November 1975) was a Filipino

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("Pitch (baseball), pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, ...

in the

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in the 1920s. He was the first Filipino-born baseball player to play in a recognized major league. A native of Cavite City, Philippines, Manela made his

debut in 1921 with the

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, and played for the

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in 1925. He also played minor league baseball in 1922 for the Hartford Senators, as well as Almendares of the

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. Manela died in

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in 1975 at age 81.

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