Nathalie Alonso
@nathaliealonso.bsky.social
Senior Content Producer, MLB Español • Member, BBWAA • Author of OLD CLOTHES FOR DINNER?!, CALL ME ROBERTO! and TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME! • Views my own
Buenos días from chilly Citi Field, where teams representing the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico will face off today in a celebration of one of the Caribbean's most storied baseball rivalries.
November 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Buenos días from chilly Citi Field, where teams representing the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico will face off today in a celebration of one of the Caribbean's most storied baseball rivalries.
Five years after I sat down to write the first draft of ¡VIVA VALENZUELA!, I got to hold the book! Had a great time signing the first batch of copies with illustrator John Parra. The book releases on March 24, 2026 and is now available for preorder wherever you buy your books!
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Five years after I sat down to write the first draft of ¡VIVA VALENZUELA!, I got to hold the book! Had a great time signing the first batch of copies with illustrator John Parra. The book releases on March 24, 2026 and is now available for preorder wherever you buy your books!
Obligatory "I voted" sticker photo. TWO this time.
October 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Obligatory "I voted" sticker photo. TWO this time.
Book news! Coming spring 2027, ANDY AND THE TRI-CORNERED BASEBALL GAME is my first historical fiction, inspired by a real game that brought the Dodgers, Yankees, and Giants together for one game in 1944 as part of a war bond drive.
October 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Book news! Coming spring 2027, ANDY AND THE TRI-CORNERED BASEBALL GAME is my first historical fiction, inspired by a real game that brought the Dodgers, Yankees, and Giants together for one game in 1944 as part of a war bond drive.
Today is #ClementeDay. I wrote a children's book about #RobertoClemente. CALL ME ROBERTO! is not just about baseball feats or a tragic death. It's about a man whose defiance of bigotry has given me permission to be myself in a world that would rather I be someone else. And I'm so grateful.
September 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Today is #ClementeDay. I wrote a children's book about #RobertoClemente. CALL ME ROBERTO! is not just about baseball feats or a tragic death. It's about a man whose defiance of bigotry has given me permission to be myself in a world that would rather I be someone else. And I'm so grateful.
Thrilled to officially unveil John Parra's absolutely stunning covers for ¡VIVA VALENZUELA!, our upcoming picture book biography of Mexican pitching legend Fernando Valenzuela, hitting shelves March 24, 2026 and available now for preorder wherever books are sold. (In English and Spanish!!!)
September 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Thrilled to officially unveil John Parra's absolutely stunning covers for ¡VIVA VALENZUELA!, our upcoming picture book biography of Mexican pitching legend Fernando Valenzuela, hitting shelves March 24, 2026 and available now for preorder wherever books are sold. (In English and Spanish!!!)
Seventy years ago today, #RobertoClemente made his Major League debut with the Pittsburgh #Pirates and collected the first of his 3,000 hits.
April 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Seventy years ago today, #RobertoClemente made his Major League debut with the Pittsburgh #Pirates and collected the first of his 3,000 hits.
A year ago, @barefootbooks.bsky.social asked me to pen new lyrics to "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." This was the first verse I wrote.
The most meaningful way to celebrate #JackieRobinsonDay, I think, is by making sure the children in our lives -- the future keepers of history -- know Jackie.
The most meaningful way to celebrate #JackieRobinsonDay, I think, is by making sure the children in our lives -- the future keepers of history -- know Jackie.
April 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A year ago, @barefootbooks.bsky.social asked me to pen new lyrics to "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." This was the first verse I wrote.
The most meaningful way to celebrate #JackieRobinsonDay, I think, is by making sure the children in our lives -- the future keepers of history -- know Jackie.
The most meaningful way to celebrate #JackieRobinsonDay, I think, is by making sure the children in our lives -- the future keepers of history -- know Jackie.
#Queens folks: I'll be at @astoriabookshop.bsky.social this Sunday to share my new book TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME! — my reinterpretation of the classic #baseball anthem. Come say hi! (I will not be singing, but you are certainly welcome to.)
RSVP here:
astoriabookshop.com/events/23736...
RSVP here:
astoriabookshop.com/events/23736...
April 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
#Queens folks: I'll be at @astoriabookshop.bsky.social this Sunday to share my new book TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME! — my reinterpretation of the classic #baseball anthem. Come say hi! (I will not be singing, but you are certainly welcome to.)
RSVP here:
astoriabookshop.com/events/23736...
RSVP here:
astoriabookshop.com/events/23736...
Per MLB, there were 265 players born outside the 50 states on 2025 #OpeningDay rosters/inactive lists (fourth-most all time) representing 18 different countries/territories.
The Dominican Republic led again with 100 players, followed by Venezuela (63) and Cuba (26). Twenty-six is a record for Cuba.
The Dominican Republic led again with 100 players, followed by Venezuela (63) and Cuba (26). Twenty-six is a record for Cuba.
March 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Per MLB, there were 265 players born outside the 50 states on 2025 #OpeningDay rosters/inactive lists (fourth-most all time) representing 18 different countries/territories.
The Dominican Republic led again with 100 players, followed by Venezuela (63) and Cuba (26). Twenty-six is a record for Cuba.
The Dominican Republic led again with 100 players, followed by Venezuela (63) and Cuba (26). Twenty-six is a record for Cuba.